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 ...

Many of us will have suddenly found a small but hard discoloured lump in our mouths or on the back of our throats. But what are they and are they something we need to take seriously? The lumps are ...

Just when you think you’ve heard of every bizarre obsession that humankind can muster, another curve ball is thrown up. Or a tonsil stone, in this case. The tonsils are a pair of glands found at the ...

Many of us have unexpectedly discovered a small, hard, discoloured lump in our mouths or at the back of our throats. But what are these lumps and should we be concerned about them? These lumps are ...

Tonsil stones – also called tonsolliths – are small stones that form in the tonsils at the back of the throat. They are not serious and may not cause any symptoms at all but problems such as inflamed ...

IF YOUR bad breath is driving you nuts and you’ve explored every avenue to get it fresh maybe you have overlooked your tonsils as the cause. About 8 per cent of us have tonsil stones, the posh term ...