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Its day 11 and scabs are starting to fall off from tonsillectomy. one scab feels like its stuck in my throat feels like glass.

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Try gargling: With warm salt water to try to soften it. Of it doesn't help call your surgeon

Answered 7/7/2016

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Gargle: Try gargling with warm salt water or antiseptic you may have gotten from the surgeon. It should help loosen and gently remove dead tissue. But if it's not working, call the surgeon.

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Gargle : Salt water, perhaps with a smidgen of hydrogen peroxide, or standard gargle / mouthwash. It will heal and clear

Answered 7/7/2016

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