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Why does the back of my tonsil smells?
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Tonsil stones: Over time, tonsils form pits in the surface of the tonsil referred to as crypts. A combination of food and mucous conglomerate together in this crypt and form a tonsil stone (tonsillith). Tonsil stones are typically putrid in odor. Nonsurgical treatment would be spraying the tonsils with a water pik twice daily. In extreme cases i suggest a tonsillectomy to my patients.
Answered 9/28/2016
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