ENT, Head and Neck Surgery

Sixty-five-year-old Mr. Chan discovered one morning while brushing his teeth that he couldn’t close his left eye, and saliva was uncontrollably dripping from the right corner of his mouth. Looking in the mirror, he noticed half of his face was asymmetrical, leading to panic: “Oh no, is this a stroke? How will I meet my friends later?” The awkward social scenarios flashed through his mind. After seeking medical help, he was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy. Mr. Chan's experience is a reality for many facial paralysis patients.

Sylvia is a lawyer, and her long hours of speaking have led to vocal fatigue and hoarseness, sometimes accompanied by pitch problems or loss of voice. The inability to express herself forcefully affects her persuasiveness in court. Determined to seek help from an ENT specialist, she underwent an examination and was diagnosed with a nine-millimeter polyp on her vocal cords, which requires surgical removal and post-operative speech therapy. Her condition is now improving, and her work performance is significantly better.

Tonsils are located at the back of a child’s tongue (lingual tonsils) and on both sides of the throat (palatine tonsils). They produce lymphocytes and antibodies to help fight against bacteria and viruses entering through the upper respiratory tract like adenoids. In children’s puberty, their immune system matures, the tonsils’ immune activity decreases, and the tonsils gradually shrink and lose function, becoming less important in overall immunity.