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What Is This In My Tonsil?

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Posted on Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Question: What is this in my tonsil? It’s dark red and when you poke it with a q tip it bleeds a little. I’m scared of cancer. I have a history of tonsil stones.
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Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Seems like tonsil's crypts.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I see the photo you attached and your tonsil looks really red, enlarged and with crypts.
The black point you are asking is a hole , a more deep crypt , possibly a stone has been there and removed.
This is not related to cancer.
Of course it bleeds when picked with a q tip because your tonsils tissue is picked.
Don't pick it and let it as it is. Do gargling , and use disinfectant spray in order to keep it clean and not allow food to go there.

Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Thanks.
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What Is This In My Tonsil?

Brief Answer: Seems like tonsil's crypts. Detailed Answer: Hello, I see the photo you attached and your tonsil looks really red, enlarged and with crypts. The black point you are asking is a hole , a more deep crypt , possibly a stone has been there and removed. This is not related to cancer. Of course it bleeds when picked with a q tip because your tonsils tissue is picked. Don't pick it and let it as it is. Do gargling , and use disinfectant spray in order to keep it clean and not allow food to go there. Hope I have answered the question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Thanks.