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Hello,i have a reoccurring white spot on my tonsil (profile pic) i have picked it off before, now its back. no pain. any ideas? should i worry? thanks

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Exsm: may be a small tonsillar stone or a small abscess, Sometimes food can get trapped inside the tonsillar crypts.

Answered 2/19/2016

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