Tonsil stones can impact your quality of life. On top of causing persistent bad breath, having tonsil stones may cause chronic sore throats and ear pain. Here’s what doctor’s need you to know.

Tonsil stones can impact your quality of life. On top of causing persistent bad breath, having tonsil stones may cause chronic sore throats and ear pain. Here’s what doctor’s need you to know.

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Tonsil redness and irritation are common symptoms of tonsil stones. In some instances, they can cause chronic tonsil inflammation or infection of the tonsils, called tonsillitis.

Also called tonsilloliths, tonsil stones are bits of debris that have lodged and hardened in your tonsils. See pictures and learn how to treat them.

Still, tonsil stones can be uncomfortable. People who are prone to tonsil stones can experience chronic discomfort and bad breath — two common symptoms in people who have tonsil stones.

If these deposits get trapped in the tonsil folds, “over time, they harden and calcify into what are known as tonsil stones.” It’s possible to have a tonsil stone and not even realize it.

It is also possible for the bacteria contained in tonsil stones to cause a chronic cough, trigger repeated sore throat or infections or radiate to the ear and lead to earache.

It is also possible for the bacteria contained in tonsil stones to cause a chronic cough, trigger repeated sore throat or infections or radiate to the ear and lead to earache.