Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo credit: Dimitri Otis - Getty Images Tonsil stones – also called tonsolliths – are small stones that form in the tonsils at ...

Your tonsils are oval-shaped pads of tissue in the back of your throat, one on each side. They work as part of your body’s immune system to filter bacteria and viruses. Tonsils also make white blood ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No matter how well you brush your teeth or how many breath mints you pop, you can’t quite seem to shake that stubborn case of bad ...

The tonsils consist of an aggregation of lymphoid tissue that lines the junction of the oropharynx and nasopharynx at the back of the throat. The tonsillar tissues are rich in lymphocytes, ...

Sharp, solid stones form inside the human body more often than you might think. Watch and listen to episode two of The ...

Those mysterious white spots appearing on your tonsils can trigger immediate concern, and rightfully so. While they might seem like a minor inconvenience, these patches often signal your body’s battle ...

The tonsils are a pair of glands in the back of the throat that help your body fight off viruses and other infections. Sometimes, your tonsils can develop tonsil stones — which are not usually serious ...

The June edition of Ear, Nose & Throat Journal will include an article on a revolutionary new treatment that has been developed to treat tonsil stones, also known as tonsilloliths. Up until now, there ...

Q: MY 27-YEAR-OLD granddaughter is plagued by tonsil stones. Her consultant said her tonsils could be taken out, but that she would have to pay for it privately. What causes tonsil stones? Is there ...

Tonsils, everyone is born with them, but what do they do? “Nobody really knows exactly how they work or what their function is,” says Dr. Ryan Winters, a board-certified Otolaryngologist Head and Neck ...