Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MDMedically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Tonsil stones are small, hard lumps ...

That depends on whether you have symptoms and how severe the symptoms are. If you have no symptoms, tonsil stones may require no treatment. If you do have symptoms, gargling with salt water or ...

In addition to causing severe tonsillitis symptoms ... it will harden into a mineral deposit we call a tonsil stone. Tonsil stones are very common, affecting up to 10% of people in their lifetime.

An 11-year-old boy from Wisconsin was placed in a medically induced coma for 10 days after suffering complications following routine tonsil surgery, his family have said.

A severe sore throat may be an indication of possible strep ... Other health conditions that can cause sore throat are reflux, tonsil stones, muscle tension, and mononucleosis, also known as mono.