Fig. 3.

Photographs to depict the technique of ‘nasal flossing’: The silastic sling is introduced through the anterior nares, along the nasal floor and over the superior border of the soft palate before being pulled out through the mouth. This sling allowed gentle traction to be applied to the soft palate so that it was pulled away from the inflamed posterior pharyngeal wall and could also be manoeuvred medially and laterally to free up any early adhesions that had formed. A – Insertion of the sling. B – Lateral movement of the sling.