A member asked:

White bump on each tonsil. looks like a whitehead. feels like popcorn kernel stuck on tongue/throat but only see the two white bumps

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Dr. Karl Holtzer answered

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Tonsilar stone?: Sometimes our tonsils get deep pits or crypts in them and then mucus and/or food gets caught up in them. They will often be hard and some people even complain that there is a distinct smell that comes from them. This might be a "stone". They generally cause no problems and sometimes gargling with some warm salt water will help but if they are painful, I'd have them evaluated by a doctor.

Answered 3/4/2018

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