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Tonsil Stones Anyone?
Tonsil stones sound very painful and gross don’t you think? Well in many ways it is but do you actuially know what they are?
A tonsil stone, or tonsillolith, is a small accumulation of bacteria and debris that collects in the back of the throat and gets lodged in the tonsils. The debris that makes them is caused by excessive mucus, sinus drainage, and bacteria waste. This type of debris then putrifies and gets trapped in your tonsils, in little pockets called tonsil crypts.
The bad news: It is unlikely that you will escape tonsil stones at some point in your life as jusrt about everyone in the world siffers at some point or another.
