The very mention of Covid-19 or coronavirus sends chills down people’s spines, making them want to reach for a facemask quickly! We find ourselves in very special times during the current Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, where top ENT specialists in Singapore are at the frontline taking care of patients with very common symptoms such sore throat, runny nose, fever, cough, breathing difficulties. The…
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If you have been having ear discharge, your ear should be checked out early by an ENT specialist in Singapore. Do you know that ear discharge leaking out of your ear is abnormal? It is usually a sign of ear infection. Sometimes, ear discharge may be related to more serious ear problems like a cholesteatoma . In summary, a cholesteatoma is a…
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Have you or your partner been snoring loudly when asleep? Sometimes, loud snoring may accompany strange breathing sounds, choking or gasping. These noises may interrupt your sleep. However, you may also suffer sudden silences due to pauses in breathing. Daytime tiredness and fatigue due to poor quality sleep may be a problem. Sometimes, patients with snoring and sleep apnea may suffer headaches…
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It’s strange but true! Allergy problems of the nose CAN lead to dizziness or lightheadedness. Allergic rhinitis may cause headaches or migraines too! At ENTcare Clinic Singapore, many patients present with recurrent headaches and dizziness. They don’t seem to have a clear cause initially but nasal allergies may turn out to be the cause. This is especially true in children who can present…
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Have you ever heard of hearing implants and cochlear implants? These are not hearing aids at all and strangely enough, not many people are even aware that cochlear implants have been around for the past 40 years! More than 300, 000 cochlear implants have been inserted into the inner ears of people with severe hearing loss, to help give them back their…
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Blocked ear is one of the most common presenting symptoms at our ENTcare specialist clinic in Singapore. Indeed, this can be very annoying and troublesome for many patients with ENT problems. Some patients report popping and crackling sounds in their ears. This is usually a sign of their Eustachian pressure tubes trying to clear and open up. CAN NOSE AND SINUS CONDITIONS…
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Ear pain in children in Singapore is pretty common and we see many cases at our paediatric ENT clinic in Singapore. As a parent, what can you do about ear pain or earache in your child? You should not dismiss ear pain in a child as just earwax, especially if he or she is unwell or has a fever. In fact, you…
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Have you noticed your child snoring? We see many children with snoring problems at our ENT clinics in Singapore. As a paediatric ENT doctor in Singapore, we know that many children snore occasionally, with about 10% of children snoring on most nights. So why do some parents have a snoring child while others don’t? IS THE SNORING CHILD NORMAL? Snoring occurs during…
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Have you noticed a lump growing behind or on your ear? Sometimes this ear lump or ear cyst may be painful. If there is pain, it is usually due to an infected skin cyst or sebaceous cyst. These ear lumps tend to be quite common. So we often see them present at our ENTcare Specialist Clinic in Singapore DOES YOUR EAR LUMP…
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Have you or your child been suffering a persistent cough which seems to be taking forever to recover? Persistent cough can be very annoying and may be associated with sore throat. Coughing constantly can affect your sleep quality. Furthermore, recurrent coughing may lead to pain in your chest from the repeated physical effort made to cough. Although it is common to suffer…
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