I have a neck mass! Help, what should I do? A patient came into my clinic today exclaiming “Doctor, I have lymphoma, until when do I have to live?!” He is not the only anxious patient that I have come in with a neck mass in the ENT clinic. Hopefully, this blog helps alleviate that […]
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WHEN HOARSENESS IS AN OMINOUS SIGN… Hoarseness lasting more than 2 weeks warrants a consultation with your ENT doctor and neck cancer surgeon as this may be one of the early signs of neck or thyroid cancer. As in always said in yoga: listen to your smart body. It will tell you what to do. This
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HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR VOICE Your voice is your way of communication with other people, and a very important component of some people’s livelihood. It is important to care for your voice to avoid long term problems. Consult with an voice doctor /ENT doctor (Palawan) immediately if you have voice problems that do not
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HOW DO WE HEAR? The human ear is a very interesting, amazing, intricate structure of the body. To understand how we hear, let us first understand, from ear doctor in Palawan, the anatomy of the ears. The ear is divided into three parts: outer ear, middle ear and inner ear. The 3 Parts of the Ear Outer EarIt is
I am going in to have my ear checked or cleaned, what can I expect? Majority of the patients who come in the ENT Clinic to have their ears checked do so for earwax blockage. What usually happens when you go to an ear doctor for an ear cleaning procedure? Most of the time, this blockage
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What Should I Expect During An ENT Consult? You may consult an ENT doctor for a variety of ear, nose throat or neck problems. Not knowing what to expect may cause agitation on the part of the patient so this blog serves as a guide on what to expect during your ENT clinic checkup. Your ENT doctor will
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I HAVE A TUMOR IN MY MOUTH, SHOULD I GO FOR A BIOPSY? This morning, I had a patient consulting in my ENT clinic for a large neck mass on the right, as well as pain and difficulty in swallowing. When I looked inside his mouth, I saw a firm mass on his right tonsil, extending lower to
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i have a lump in my tongue, could it be cancer? These are pictures of 2 patients I saw within a span of 2 hours. The first patient presented with a hard, firm mass located on the underside of his tongue. The second patient presented with a firm mass on his hard palate. Tests were done on
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