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2. What are tonsil stones? Here's why they may be the cause of ...

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   At-home remedies to get rid of tonsil stones include: gargling with saltwater, coughing, or manually removing the stones with a water pick or cotton swab (although you run the risk of bleeding or ...

3. Tonsil stones - Wikipedia

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   If tonsil stones do not bother a person, no treatment is needed. [1] Otherwise gargling with saltwater and manual removal may be tried. [1] Chlorhexidine or cetylpyridinium chloride may also be tried. [1] Surgical treatment may include partial or complete tonsil removal. [1] Some people are able to remove tonsil stones using a cotton swab.

4. Tonsil - Wikipedia

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   The tonsils are a set of lymphoid organs facing into the aerodigestive tract, which is known as Waldeyer's tonsillar ring and consists of the adenoid tonsil (or pharyngeal tonsil), two tubal tonsils, two palatine tonsils, and the lingual tonsils. These organs play an important role in the immune system.

5. Tonsillar crypts - Wikipedia

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   [medical citation needed] These small whitish plugs, termed "tonsilloliths" and sometimes known as "tonsil stones," have a foul smell and can contribute to bad breath; furthermore, they can obstruct the normal flow of pus from the crypts, and may irritate the throat (people with tonsil stones may complain of the feeling that something is stuck ...

6. Do you need a water flosser — and should you be filling it ...

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   Many claim that a water flosser is a must-have for clean teeth, good breath and removing tonsil stones. Some TikTokers are even going the extra mile by filling theirs up with mouthwash instead of ...

7. Sialolithiasis - Wikipedia

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   A calculus (plural calculi) is a hard, stone-like concretion that forms within an organ or duct inside the body. They are usually made from mineral salts, and other types of calculi include tonsiloliths (tonsil stones) and renal calculi (kidney stones). Sialolithiasis refers to the formation of calculi within a salivary gland.

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9. Tonsillectomy - Wikipedia

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   Galen (121–200 CE) was the first to advocate the use of the surgical instrument known as the snare, a practice that was to become common until Aetius (490 CE) recommended partial removal of the tonsil, writing "Those who extirpate the entire tonsil remove, at the same time, structures that are perfectly healthy, and, in this way, give rise to ...