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I was born without tonsils but occasionally i spit out these things that i can describe as tonsil stones, they also smell bad. please help.
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You may be right: Tonsil stones exist and range from smelly, cheesy to actual stones. You may have small tonsils, but almost everyone has some tonsillar tissue. These so called concretions are not really worrisome, but can be annoying. The pic is from: http://www.therabreath.com/tonsil-stones-treatment.html One theory for treatment is a clean oral cavity with brushing often and maybe mild whiteners with peroxide.
Answered 1/29/2018
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