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That Doctor in the Ad Isn’t Real: How AI Deepfake “Doctors” Are Selling Fake Hearing, Tinnitus and Snoring Cures.
Picture a familiar scene. It is late at night and you are scrolling Facebook or TikTok. A[…]
The Flu Is Gone, So Why Does Your Ear Still Feel Blocked? Ear Problems After Influenza, Explained by an ENT
The Flu Is Gone, So Why Does Your Ear Still Feel Blocked? A 38-year-old mother from Subang[…]
The Ultimate Viral Guide to Ear Piercing Infections
Cartilage Piercing Infection: The Ear-Curation Trend’s Real Risk A 24-year-old marketing executive sat in my consultation room[…]
Gene Therapy for Deafness: What Parents Should Know
A few weeks ago, a mother sat across from me in my clinic holding her phone, open[…]
TikTok Shop’s Viral Ear-Cleaning Camera Gadgets: An ENT’s Honest Review
During last month’s TikTok Shop payday sale, a patient in her late twenties came into my clinic[…]
Merdeka Fireworks and Concert Season: How Loud Is Too Loud for Your Ears?
A father brought his nine-year-old daughter to see me two weeks after last year’s National Day celebrations.[…]
School Holidays Are Coming: Why Your Child’s Ear Pain Isn’t Just “Water in the Ear”
A mother messaged me last week, worried after her seven-year-old came home from swim class complaining that[…]
Why Scrolling TikTok for Hours Can Make You Feel Dizzy: Real Vertigo vs. Screen Dizziness
A few months ago, I wrote about patients who felt dizzy riding in electric vehicles: their bodies were[…]
AI Hearing Aids Are Here — What’s Actually New, and What’s Just Marketing
AI Hearing Aids Are Here — What’s Actually New, and What’s Just Marketing A patient in his[…]
Your Earphones Are Not Hearing Aids!
Your Earphones Are Not Hearing Aids ! I’ve started noticing a pattern. Patients — or more often,[…]