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Medical Conditions - Calcification In Tonsils

Calcification in the tonsils is a tonsillolith and occurs due to chronic inflammation. They are seen on palatine tonsils due to the accumulation of debris and calcified bodies. The symptoms could be bad breath, sore throat, and earache. Salt water gargling helps to relieve the symptoms.

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What are the main causes of tonsil stones?

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What is the treatment for a sore throat and tonsil stones?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Based on your history, it can be recurrent tonsillitis.

I have had tonsillitis despite medication. What else to try?

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How to remove a stuck tonsil stone causing a sore throat?

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Answered By
Dr. Sabeeha Noor

Dr. Sabeeha Noor

How can the formation of tonsil stones be prevented?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Tonsilloliths or tonsil stones are formed due to the deposition of lime salts in tonsils after the blockage of crypts in the tonsils.

Answered By
Dr. Manu Wilfred

Dr. Manu Wilfred

I have asymmetry of tonsils. Is it due to cancer?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Tonsils are our lymphoid organs which protect us from infections.

While trying to remove tonsil stones there was bleeding. What can I do?

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