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My tonsil size is increased with tonsil stones. How to get rid of these?

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Published At August 18, 2020
Reviewed AtDecember 26, 2023

Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

For the past few years, I have observed an increase in size of my tonsils. Also, there is white mucus i.e. tonsil stones observed. I remove these tonsil stones manually. What should I do to get rid of these? I have started brushing twice a day and my sweet intake is close to zero. Please help.

Hi,

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There is nothing that you need to be worried about as this is a very common entity that we come across and is treatable. Tonsils stones as such form only when the size of the tonsils increase in size to such an extent that the food debris get accumulated and get calcified over a period of time. You can follow the advice to prevent recurrent infections in the throat. 1. Do salt water gargles 8 to 10 times a day for one month. 2. Avoid oily spicy and cold food/beverages. 3. Keep sipping on boiled warm water every three hours. 4. Avoid smoking and alcohol consumption as much as possible. All precautionary measures have to be followed as much as possible to prevent any recurrences. Advice mentioned in the points above are extremely important and need to be followed to prevent relapse of the symptoms. Only if the tonsils are giving too much trouble and recurrent infections are present it is worthwhile to get the tonsils removed surgically and not otherwise. I hope this helps.

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