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Ive had tonsilitis a couple of times in the oast 3 months. i now have white streaks on my tonsils again but no other symptoms such as pain swallowing ?
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ENT: See ENT doc for evaluation/suggestions Your "white streaks" may be tonsilloliths - tonsil stones.
Answered 5/3/2015
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