Hear | Smell | Breathe
Blog
Welcome to my blog page! I’ve got some educational updates on articles that I found really helpful to my readers.
Malaysia’s Haze Emergency: What API Above 500 Actually Does to Your Nose, Sinuses and Lungs
Malaysia Haze Emergency: What API Above 500 Does to You A 52-year-old accountant sat across from me in my[…]
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 in Petaling[…]
Why Perimenopausal Malaysian Women Can’t Sleep — And Why It’s Not Always “Just Hormones”
Why Perimenopausal Malaysian Women Can’t Sleep Why Perimenopausal Malaysian Women Can’t Sleep A 47-year-old primary school teacher sat in[…]
Beyond the Da Vinci: What Robotic Throat and Neck Surgery Can (and Can’t) Do for Malaysian Patients
A patient walked into my clinic a few weeks ago holding up his phone before he had even sat[…]
Nosebleeds During Dengue Season: When It’s Just a Nosebleed and When It’s a Warning Sign
A 34-year-old software engineer from Petaling Jaya came to my clinic last week not for his ears, nose, or[…]
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 to a[…]
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 in Petaling[…]
Haze Is Back: What “Unhealthy” Air Is Doing to Malaysian Noses, Sinuses and Throats
Over the past week, the same pattern has been showing up in my clinic. Patients whose allergies or sinuses[…]
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. They had[…]
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 her ear[…]