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A member asked:

Should i go to the doctor and if so what will they tell me. tonsil stones are worse and hurt so bad?

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Dr. Heather Pickett answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Need more details: How long have you had this? How often? Have you been seen before? Do you have a fever?

Dr Rothstein agreed

Answered 10/8/2014

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Symptoms: Cough, Runny Nose, Sore Throat, Green Mucus, Holes in tonsils, Vomitting. What could this be? My boyfriend believes they are tonsil stones, but he hasn't had the symptoms and he doesn't want to go to the doctor. I believe it's tonsillitis.

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