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Tonsil Stones
Hello Doctors,
For the last couple of years, once in a while, I'm having the problem of tonsil stones. I have had the problem of having frequent headaches both migraine as well as sinus headaches and recently I took a CT scan which says I've mild to moderate mucosal thickening in bilateral maxillary sinuses.
For the tonsil stones, I was assuming it something else and only recently I figured out that it's tonsil stone.
Could you please help me out with what I can do to get rid of these asap as well as the precautionary measures that I could take to palliate the issue and prevent relapsing.
Thank you in advance
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Do frequent gargles esp after all meals. If it keeps recurring you may have to go in for surgery and remove tonsils.
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Dr. Mohamed Shakeel S.B
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6 yrs exp
Madurai
Tonsil stones as such are benign (food struck in the tonsils) and always require no surgery
Only if it causes recurrent tonsillitis would you be needing surgery
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Oral and dental hygiene
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Be a slow and paced eater
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