Nice one page information piece on COVID-19 for patients from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

Sinusitis is the inflammation of the paranasal sinuses. The paranasal sinuses are bony cavities within the skull that communicate with the nasal cavity. The passage from these sinuses to the nose is often narrow and any inflammation of the lining of these passages can cause obstruction. When sinusitis is prolonged and lasts more than 12 weeks, we use the term chronic sinusitis. Chronic…
Continue Reading →

As countries emerge from their lockdowns and the death toll from Covid-19 recedes, it seems like an appropriate time to look back at the start of this pandemic and ask painful questions and face some hard truths. Indeed, at the recent World Health Assembly, the WHO committed itself to a review of the causes of this pandemic and how the organization responded…
Continue Reading →

ENT surgeons spend a lot of time seeing patients with sinusitis. In fact, I dare say, that the bulk of the work of a general ENT surgeon is seeing patients with some manifestaton of sinus disease. Indeed nasal sprays are probably the most common medication we prescribe. Allergies or allergic rhinitis which predisposes to sinusitis is often dealt with effectively in primary…
Continue Reading →

Including over the counter medications Access to an ENT specialist is not always easy. In some countries, even at the best of times it is difficult, and one may have to wait weeks to see an ENT specialist. In Singapore, one is fortunate to have access to good ENT surgeons in public and private hospitals. Most insurers will allow you to see…
Continue Reading →

As an Assistant Professor and House Tutor at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, I am frequently asked by medical students why I chose to become an ENT Specialist. Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery is a rather small surgical sub-speciality and it often does not get much attention at medical school. When I was at medical school, we only spent two…
Continue Reading →