Having a sore throat can be a horrible experience, making it difficult and painful to eat and swallow. Obviously, eating and drinking are essential for your health. Here we look at the food and drink you should be consuming to help your sore throat and the ones to avoid, with insights from a throat specialist. […]
An Orlando based company called Legal Lean are promoting snorting the chocolate powder known as ‘Coco Loko’, for a legal and drug free buzz, selling the product in a tin of 10 servings for $24.99 (£19.30). The trend that has been catching on in Europe is expected to become more popular with chocolate powder potentially […]
What Is Vertigo? Vertigo can be caused by a number of conditions. It is a very specific form of dizziness in which the person feels as though the room is spinning around them. It can arise when there is an issue with the brain, ear or sensory nerve pathway. You often hear people associating vertigo […]
Paul Chatrath featured in an episode of Channel 5’s ‘Don’t tell the Doctor’ recently. A young musician was referred to him to have his hearing thoroughly assessed and to discuss treatment going forward due to a loss of hearing a suspected tinnitus. The patient explained that he has noticed very low volume and a high […]
The Problem Stretched ear lobes can, over time, cause a painful and potentially embarrassing but fairly common problem – Split ear lobes. This is when an earlobe has been torn by the usage of heavy ear rings or stretched by things such as flesh tunnels. This can actually cause the earlobe to tear leaving a […]
Should I have my Rhinoplasty performed by an ENT surgeon or a plastic surgeon? This is something that is best decided after talking with your GP, however there are no firm reasons why you would require one over the other. An Ear nose and throat surgeon would perform a lot more rhinoplasties during their training […]
Glue ear? What is it, how do you get it, and more importantly how can you get rid of it? What is glue ear? Glue ear is a common childhood condition that occurs when the area behind the eardrum, known as the middle ear, fills with a sticky, glue-like fluid rather than air. This substance […]
A sharp pain in your throat? Feeling hold and cold and aching all over? Is it a throat infection or is a bout of tonsillitis? Although they can present the same way, both conditions can be very different, with inflamed and sore tonsils being a chronic condition. But what makes them different? Tonsillitis is actually […]
We often see patients who suffer from very loud bursts of snoring. Well, actually it is generally their partners who suffer from it as sleeping with a snorer can mean you lose, on average, an hours sleep a night. Roll them over Lying on your back makes the base of your tongue collapse to the […]
Planning a holiday getaway in the UK this summer? With the kids on school holidays, and the weather this month being pretty good so far, it’s tempting to pack up the car and head for the sunshine. But, if you are suffering from the dreaded summer hay fever, are parts of the country going […]
London ENT is a website dedicated to providing information and treatment options for various ear, nose, and throat (ENT) conditions. It is run by Professor Paul Chatrath, a Consultant ENT Surgeon based in London and Essex, who offers expertise in general ENT, nasal and sinus disorders, paediatric ENT, voice disorders, and facial cosmetic procedures.