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Holes in tonsils
The past days I have had a really dry mouth and throat. I looked in my throat around five days ago and I noticed I had very tiny holes in my tonsils. I'm kinda worried because I don't know what it is.
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Dr. Vinay S Bhat
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
15 yrs exp
Bangalore
Tonsils are lymphoid tissues in our throat which have immune functions in our childhood. Normal tonsils have depressions on their surface numbering from 10 to 15. These are known as crypts. They look like holes over the tonsil. So you need not worry about those holes as for all practical purposes they are normal
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