Category: Throat
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Good old remedies in ENT
With the advent of more expensive modern medications like antibiotics , there are some good old medications now going to oblivion. There was a time when a pharmacist used to dispense these medications, but gone are those days. Now everything comes in blister packs and fancy labels. I had the privilege to work with a…
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Fish bone in the throat
Fish bone in the throat If you have swallowed a fish bone there will be pain and dysphagia. And also will be drooling of saliva. Attempted removal by putting finger might have caused further damage. Chicken bone, bottle tops, bay leaf, pills, battery and coin are the other common foreign bodies stuck in the throat…
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Adenoid surgery
What are adenoids? The adenoids are small pads of tissue found behind the back of the nose above the throat. They cannot be seen by looking in the mouth. Adenoids can become very large and block the eustachian tubes (the tubes from the middle ears to the back of the nose) and cause ear infections.…