The most distressing symptom of tonsil stones is halitosis (chronic bad breath which is due to the decomposition of the entrapped debris within the tonsil crypts by anaerobic bacteria. Anaerobic ...

Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation The human body, it turns out, is surprisingly good at making stone. Give it enough time and the right ...

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Q I have been told that I have tonsil stones. What are they, and how do you get them? Do you know if this is a common condition? Are there any natural remedies? A Tonsils are the two rounded pads of ...