Preauricular Sinus: What is this? Do you notice these little “holes” in front of your ears? Many people have them and think they are normal but they aren’t! The “hole” is a leftover sign of your ear development which wasn’t completed when you were still growing in your Mum’s tummy. If they never become infected, then you can just leave them alone….
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Did you know that a persistent sore throat may be due to more serious problems? At ENTcare Clinic Singapore, we see many children and adults with sore throat conditions. Guess what? We love to help them get better quickly! Many patients with persistent or recurrent sore throat symptoms have already tried medications from their GP. These medications usually include painkillers, anti-inflammatories and…
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What do you do if you suddenly notice that the hearing in our ear isn’t as good as before? What about that blocked ear feeling, as if you can’t pop your ear? Blocked ear, hearing loss may feel like you’re on an airplane: You just can’t unblock your ears to equalise the ear pressures. Blowing your nose and pushing your jaw out…
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Did you know that many people suffer from difficulty trying to pop their ears? When do you need to equalise your ear pressures? It’s usually during a flight, especially during landing. The pressure building up behind your eardrums increases tremendously. This pushes on your delicate eardrums to cause severe earache with risk of eardrum rupture. CAN I FLY IF I AM SUFFERING…
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Do you know that if you suddenly lost your hearing, you should see your ENT doctor as soon as possible? If the hearing loss is severe, it’s not going to be due to “just earwax”! Sudden hearing loss is a rare but serious ENT condition in Singapore. We see see approximately 3-4 cases every month at our busy ENT specialist clinic in…
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Have you ever had an ear infection? If you have suffered ear pain before, then you will understand how terribly painful an ear infection can get. An eardrum infection can be even more painful than an infection of the outer ear canal. This happens because the swollen inflamed eardrum stretches the sensitive nerves of the eardrum. At ENTcare specialist clinic, we see…
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Did you know that many children suffer ear, nose and throat problems for ages before they finally see a Children’s ENT specialist? Some children may have had hearing loss which has gone undetected. The hearing loss is discovered at school during a hearing screening test. Other children may suffer a persistent blocked runny nose and breathe through their mouth. Their parents don’t…
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I thought it was high time for an update on the very common problem of dizziness, imbalance and vertigo in Singapore. My last blog on this interesting topic was a few years ago! That last blog on dizziness was so popular that my patient called me “the Queen of Dizziness”. I’m honestly not too sure what to make of that label! I…
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Have you noticed a sudden annoying noise in your ear or ears recently? This is called Tinnitus, a word which means any humming, whistling, crackling, popping, screeching or ringing sound in your ear(s). The meaning of the word Tinnitus originates from the Latin term, “tinnire” : To ring or tinkle. Tinnitus is all about having the perception of a noise in your…
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Have you ever wondered why you need a healthy normal eardrum? The eardrum is a special ear membrane which protects the inner ear structures from infection. It also conducts sound to help you hear clearly. When the eardrum bursts or ruptures, there is a higher risk of ear infection. This leads to hearing loss, ear discharge, dizziness, ringing sounds (tinnitus) and earache….
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