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 ENT specialist clinics in Singapore. Indeed, blocked ear sensation can be very annoying and troublesome for many patients with ENT problems. Some patients report popping and crackling sounds in their ears, usually a sign of their Eustachian pressure tubes trying to clear and open up. If you suffer from nasal…
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Ear pain in children in Singapore is pretty common and we see many such cases at our paediatric ENT clinics in Singapore. As a parent, what can you do about ear pain or earache in your child? Ear pain in a child, especially if he or she is unwell or has a fever, should not just be dismissed as earwax. In fact,…
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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 children snore whilst others don’t? Snoring occurs during sleep when the child is breathing in and…
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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 as it is usually due to an infected skin cyst or sebaceous cyst. These ear lumps tend to be quite common and we often see them present at our Singapore ENT Clinics at Mount Elizabeth Novena and Gleneagles Hospitals. Patients with such…
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Have you or your child been suffering a chronic cough or persistent cough which seems to be taking a long time to recover? Chronic cough can be very annoying and may be associated with sore throat. Coughing constantly can affect your sleep quality and recurrent coughing may lead to pain in the sides of your chest from the repeated physical effort made…
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Lately, we have been seeing more patients at our ENT clinic in Singapore, coming in with thyroid problems. Thyroid problems are pretty common in Singapore, especially in women and can run in families. Sometimes, the thyroid problem is due to too much thyroid hormone being produced by the thyroid gland and other times, it may be due to not enough thyroid hormone…
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Have you ever been swimming and then suffered painful blocked ears in Singapore? As the blocked painful ear usually occurs after water enters the ear, this ear condition is called Swimmer’s Ear! Whether you go swimming in the sea or in a chlorinated pool doesn’t seem to make much difference as the infection of the skin in the ear canal can still…
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Did you know that untreated sinus infections can go on to involve the eye in quite a scary way? As an experienced ENT specialist at our busy ENT clinic in Singapore, we see many paediatric and adult patients who suffer from sinus infections. Sometimes, some children who start off having a bad flu or cold go on to develop sinusitis (sinus infections). Fortunately, most…
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Ever wondered what that annoying buzzing or ringing noise was in your ear? The name for this sort of inner ear noise is called tinnitus, from the Latin term “tinnire” (to ring or tinkle). As an experienced ENT specialist in Singapore, we manage many patients with tinnitus in Singapore and help them to understand their complex tinnitus condition so that they feel…
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