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I have holes on both sides of the back of my mouth throat near the tonsils... i get food stuck in the holes. can i bleed to death from these? i wonder
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Cryptic Tonsils: The holes are really crypts and they can periodically fill up with food and other debris. This can cause bad breath and inflammation. The only definitive treatment is excision of tonsils. You will not bleed to death from these. The extensive blood supply is much deeper to theses.
Answered 7/22/2016
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