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Suggest Treatment For Tonsil Stones

I have tonsil stones and they are pretty bad. I tried removing them a few weeks ago when they became extremely unpleasant. I ended up irritating the tonsils so bad that they bled a long time. A few days later I developed a sore throat, swollen tonsils and some more stones. Now, a couple weeks later, I have swollen lymph nodes in my groin. I have one that comes and goes in my armpit too. My question is... Could these tonsil stones, along with all of the irritation I caused to the tonsils, have caused an infection that my body is now trying to fight off? Or could my defenses that the tonsils deal with have been down and allowed somthing in?
Mon, 18 Dec 2017
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Hello .
The answer is Yes for the first question.
Tonsills stone can cause infections.
For the second question... i suppose you are grown enough ( you didnt said how old are you) , anyway after the 3 years old you can take the tonsills out surgically and nothing bad will happen to your health or your defenses. Maybe you know many people in hour life that do not have the tonsills and stil they have a good health.
The real question is...When should i take out the Tonsills?!
Not for Tonsills Stone for sure .
I cant suggest to do it, but if you want to get rid of Tonsills Stone once for all that is the only way.
I will suggest you to take tonsils out only if you will have more than 5 times a year of Tonsils infections, if not than you have to take care of Tonsills stone by removing like you have done till now.
Wish you all the best...:)
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Suggest Treatment For Tonsil Stones

Hello . The answer is Yes for the first question. Tonsills stone can cause infections. For the second question... i suppose you are grown enough ( you didnt said how old are you) , anyway after the 3 years old you can take the tonsills out surgically and nothing bad will happen to your health or your defenses. Maybe you know many people in hour life that do not have the tonsills and stil they have a good health. The real question is...When should i take out the Tonsills?! Not for Tonsills Stone for sure . I cant suggest to do it, but if you want to get rid of Tonsills Stone once for all that is the only way. I will suggest you to take tonsils out only if you will have more than 5 times a year of Tonsils infections, if not than you have to take care of Tonsills stone by removing like you have done till now. Wish you all the best...:)