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Tonsillectomy is often spoken about as though it is the final chapter in a long history of throat problems. For many patients, it does reduce the issues that led to surgery in the first place. Recurrent throat infections may settle. Sleep may improve. Breathing at night may become quieter and less disrupted. Even so, some
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Breathing through the nose is something many people do without thinking. When it is working well, nasal breathing is usually quiet, steady and comfortable. The nose filters, warms and humidifies the air before it reaches the throat and lungs. It also contributes to normal upper airway function and can affect how a person sleeps, rests
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Is nasal or throat surgery better for snoring? The most appropriate treatment depends on where airway narrowing occurs. Nasal surgery may be helpful when blockage affects airflow, while throat-based procedures may be considered when narrowing occurs further back in the airway. Many patients require careful assessment to determine the main contributing factors. Snoring is often
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Weight loss may help reduce snoring in some individuals, particularly where excess tissue contributes to airway narrowing. However, snoring often has multiple causes, and weight loss alone may not resolve the issue. Snoring is often treated as a minor household problem. It may begin as an occasional complaint from a partner, a running joke within
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Snoring is extremely common, but it is not always something to shrug off as a harmless habit. Snoring happens when air struggles to move smoothly through the upper airway during sleep, causing soft tissues in the throat to vibrate. For some people, this is light and occasional. For others, it is loud, relentless and disruptive,
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The reassuring truth is that in most cases, bad breath in the first one to two weeks after tonsillectomy is a normal and expected part of healing. At Melbourne ENT in St Kilda East, Victoria, ENT surgeons Dr Stephen Kleid and Dr Simon Braham regularly perform tonsillectomy for adults and children. They understand that the
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Adult tonsil stones can be small and almost unnoticeable, or large, smelly and very intrusive. Many people in Melbourne live with them quietly for years, feeling embarrassed about bad breath or the sensation that something is always stuck in the throat. They may keep buying new mouthwashes and chewing gum, without understanding why the problem
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Can poor night time breathing affect behaviour and learning? Yes. Poor night time breathing, including snoring and sleep disordered breathing, can disrupt deep sleep. Over time, this may affect concentration, behaviour, emotional regulation and learning in both children and adults. It is confronting to watch a child who has always been bright, curious and engaged
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Many parents first notice daytime mouth breathing when they look at photos of their child or watch them quietly concentrating on a screen. The lips are apart, the jaw is slightly dropped and the air clearly seems to be moving in through the mouth rather than the nose. At first this can look harmless or
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Tonsil surgery, or tonsillectomy, is a common procedure for both children and adults in Melbourne. The tonsils are small glands at the back of the throat that can sometimes cause ongoing problems such as recurrent tonsil infections, tonsil stones, bad breath or disturbed sleep. When these issues become frequent or severe, an ENT surgeon may
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