A member asked:

I have spots on both tonsils but only one is swollen. then it goes away but comes back every month like clockwork since january '16. what is going on?

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Dr. Devin Cunning answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Crypts: Tonsils are pitted cryptic organs with irregular surfaces. They often swell due to inflammation/infection. Additionally, debris or tonsilloliths may be filling the interior of the tonsil. Progressive persistent asymmetry or enlargement however should be evaluated by an Otolaryngologist to rule out a neoplasm/growth.

Answered 4/19/2016

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