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I started to smoke a year ago once i started i always have sore throat for almost a year an i noticed tonsil stones i stopped smokin but still suffer?
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Tonsiliths: Tonsil stones occur because of dehydration. Your smoking set up a dehydration cycle. Now you have tonsiliths. They reflect poor hydration aural hygiene. Stop smoking and hydrate aggressively. They should disappear.
Answered 12/26/2017
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