Tonsil stones form when food and debris get trapped and harden in the tonsils. Tonsil stones are often harmless but can cause bad breath and discomfort. Good oral hygiene and quitting smoking can help ...

Your tonsils (you know, those two blobs of tissue at the back of your throat) are there for you through every cough, sneeze, and sniffle, battening down the hatches every time an infection tries to ...

(CNN) — In the summer of 1983, Katy Golden’s mom had stocked their kitchen in the suburbs of Detroit with Popsicles and bubble gum. Golden was 5 years old and about to have her tonsils removed to help ...

Tonsil regrowth is rare. The few studies that have attempted to quantify the risk put it somewhere between 1% and 6% of those who have an intracapsular tonsillectomy, a procedure that removes most of ...

Tonsillitis and tonsil cancer can cause similar symptoms, but they tend to occur at different ages. Tonsillitis is most common in children, and tonsil cancer is most common in older adults. Your ...

In the summer of 1983, Katy Golden’s mom had stocked their kitchen in the suburbs of Detroit with Popsicles and bubble gum. Golden was 5 years old and about to have her tonsils removed to help with ...