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A 21-year-old female asked:

Yellow spots behind tonsils at back of throat. they don't hurt but make me have very bad breath! what are they and how can i get rid of them?

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Dr. Michelle Zetoony
Dr. Michelle Zetoonyanswered
Sleep Medicine 20 years experience
Tonsoliths: The etiology of these is bacteria becoming trapping in the tonsils themselves. Sometimes they harder and other times they just sit there. If they do not go away, they can be removed in the doctor's office or even at some dentists office.
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Dr. Ryan Phasouk
Dr. Ryan Phasoukanswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Normal: It may be normal to have some discharge or tonsillar exudate, that resides in crypts within the tonsils. They can be related to retained food particles that are degraded by saliva and bacteria, which can cause the foul odor.
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