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A member asked:
16 days after tonsillectomy and food is always getting stuck in the holes where my tonsils were, will this stop?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Yes but: yes of course it will stop but we need to share this information with your surgeon that perform the surgery So gargle with salt and water and try to rinse your mouth from any food that might get stuck there But see your surgeon each one of us have different way for post op care
Answered 11/28/2017
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