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Swiss cheese-like holes in my right tonsil? left tonsil looks normal but the other shrunk and has holes on it. is it ok?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Yes: Unless food gets caught in it or frequent infection affects it, i'd leave it alone.

Answered 9/28/2016

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