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Constant tonsil stones
A 19-year-old female asked:
A 22-year-old male asked:

Dr. Sarandeep Makkaranswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Tonsillitis: If this is going on for 7 months , you have chronic tonsillitis . Your glands in the neck are trying to fight the infection. Please see ENT , likely y... Read More
3.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 17-year-old female asked:

Dr. Arnold Malermananswered
Orthodontics 54 years experience
See a specialist Otolaryngologist (ENT). You may be dealing with a chronic infection. Your tonsils may requirer Rx.
Reviewed Jun 16, 2021
A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. Al Hegabanswered
Allergy and Immunology 41 years experience
No: singulair won't, and claritin would partially help, you may very well have chronic sinusitis and may need an antibiotic, / more medicines to control y... Read More
652 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. David Astrachananswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 38 years experience
Yes: Yes they can. You need to consult with an ENT doctor about your tonsils. Sometimes a course of an antibiotic like Clindamycin can be helpful in changi... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old female asked:

Dr. David Kamanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 37 years experience
Tonsilliths: They are bacterial colonies that form in tonsillar crypts. A common bacteria is actinomyces. It can give you a foreign body sensation in throat and h... Read More
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Magalie Nelsonanswered
ENT - Head & Neck Surgery - Pediatric 22 years experience
tonsil stones: The tonsils have multiple holes that can can get filled with bacteria, mucus and food debris. Overtime the debris can harden and form the so called t... Read More
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. Mike Bowmananswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Eating: Tonsil stones (i.e. Tonsilliths) are collections of food and debris which get trapped in the tonsils. This material gets infected usually becomes fou... Read More
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Danny Proffittanswered
Family Medicine 44 years experience
No! Offensive? Yes!: Tonsil stones are offensive due to odor. They may cause discomfort and possibly and infection could result from them. Mostly it is odor and cosmetic... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Russell Faustanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 30 years experience
Various ways: I have known patients who were bothered by their "tonsil stones" who used a tooth-pick to clean out the tonsil stones; others reported that they used ... Read More
6.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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