Nose block is a common complaint we hear in our clinic. Most patients describe blockage which affects both nostrils but in some patients the blockage is always on one side. This significantly affects their quality of life – with poor sleep, mouth breathing, noisy nasal breathing and reduce endurance in sports. Often patients can only get comfortable at night if they lie…
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I am treating a patient with a rare form of thyroid cancer. Medullary thyroid carcinoma makes up about 1-2% of all thyroid cancers in the USA. As you can imagine, it is exceedingly rare in Singapore. This cancer can be inherited or sporadic. The inherited forms are part of a syndrome called the Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2 syndromes or a non-syndromic Familial…
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(With apologies to The Fugees) As an Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon, I frequently see patients who present with snoring at the behest of their partner. Snoring is a major contribution to marital disharmony. A simple test I use to gauge the severity of the problem is to ask if the couple are still sleeping in the same bed. Not infrequently, the…
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