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What causes tonsil stones? i get up to 4 or 5 very small ones sometimes per tonsil every week or two.
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Tonsiliths: The mechanism by which these calculi form is debatable. They appear to result from accumulation of material retained within the tonsillar crypts, along with the growth of bacteria and fungi – sometimes in association with persistent chronic purulent tonsillitis.
Answered 1/23/2017
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