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A member asked:

I removed tonsil stones 2 months ago from my right tonsil .and now its growing up again in the left one.whre the right one is clear.what to do?

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Dr. Martin Raff answered

Tonsillar "stones": This can be picked out with a probe or just left alone.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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