Palatine tonsils in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
A large number of parents visit their child's paediatrician or ENT doctor when problems with the palatine tonsils occur. This problem most often affects preschoolers and children in the first years...
Cough - causes, diagnosis and treatment
Cough is one of the most common respiratory symptoms. It is a defence reflex arising in response to airway contamination.
Laryngeal cancer - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Laryngeal cancer is one of the most common cancers of the head and neck. It is far more common in men and the main risk factor is smoking. Other risk factors include occupational exposure to harmful...
Chronic laryngitis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Chronic inflammatory process involving elements of the larynx occurs in three forms: simple, hypertrophic and atrophic laryngitis. Risk factors mainly include the irritating effect of harmful...
Aphthous stomatitis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
The disease is characterised by the occurrence of typical erosive lesions on the mucous membrane, usually of the cheeks and tongue. They have the appearance of well circumscribed lesions covered with...
Tongue inflammation - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Tongue inflammation can occur as a result of certain medications, e.g. antibiotics or particularly acidic or hot food, as a result of trauma, e.g. through dentures, as well as infectious agents....
Snoring - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Snoring, is an ailment that affects men far more frequently, although it is also found in women. The causes of snoring are numerous, as are the ways of dealing with it. Some prefer home remedies for...
Causes of tonsillectomy
The tonsils, are clusters of lymphatic tissue that are responsible for our immunity. They are part of the immune system. According to doctors' recommendations, they should not be cut out before the...
The pharyngeal tonsil, the so-called third tonsil - what do we know about it?
It so happens that some patients (both children and adults) may have a third tonsil, the so-called pharyngeal tonsil. Some do not feel that they have it, others have serious problems with it, with...
tonsillitis
Tonsillitis, is categorised as an acute infection involving the tonsils (clusters of lymphoid tissue).
What is a tracheotomy procedure?
Tracheotomy, is one of the medical procedures that involves making an opening in the trachea. It is performed on patients of all ages who experience problems breathing through the mouth and through...
Laryngitis
Anyone can contract laryngitis, from children to the elderly. The highest incidence is noted in autumn and winter. If you notice any of the following symptoms: hoarseness, altered voice, sore...
Salivary gland cancer
The salivary glands are endocrine glands and are divided into the parotid, submandibular and sublingual glands. Tumours of the salivary glands, originate in the cells that make up the salivary...
Palate correction/plasty
In many cases, patients need to have a palate correction/plasty as it is the main cause of snoring problems or leads to breathing or swallowing problems. These procedures are performed on both...
Influenza - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, genetic background
Influenza is defined as an acute respiratory infection caused by infection with the influenza virus. Both children and the elderly, as well as immunocompromised people, are more susceptible to...
Singing/squeaker nodules
Singer's nodules, otherwise known as sacroiliac nodules, are caused by straining the vocal cords. They are more common in women than in men.
Yeast stomatitis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Yeast infection of the mouth (thrush) is common in healthy newborns and young infants. It is caused by the fungus Candida albicans, and the infection can be acquired at birth or after birth from the...
Palatine tonsils on the Pirquet scale
The palatine tonsils are an oval-shaped formation of lymphoid tissue located symmetrically on either side of the throat between the palatine arches. The tonsils are part of the immune system and the...
Short frenulum of the tongue - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
The frenulum is the mucosal fold that connects the lower surface of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. A shortened frenulum of the tongue is one of the most common congenital malformations of the...
Centor-McIsaac scale
The Centor-McIsaac scale is used to assess the likelihood of a streptococcal aetiology of pharyngitis.
