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What Is A Lump Beside My Tonsils And Cripts?

i have got tonsil stones. they are big. i take it out with a cotton swab like every 4-5 days.. n it comes back all the time. i also got lump beside my tonsils and cripts. the lump is small and a little big on the other side.

Is it just a tonsil stone nothing to be worried about or should i be worried?
posted on Sat, 8 Mar 2014
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Hi. From what you have posted , this looks to be tonsil stones case.
The lumps besides tonsil and crypt can be cysts . Have a opinion of the ENT Surgeon to be sure of the diagnosis and to rule out another sinister causes.
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What Is A Lump Beside My Tonsils And Cripts?

Hi. From what you have posted , this looks to be tonsil stones case. The lumps besides tonsil and crypt can be cysts . Have a opinion of the ENT Surgeon to be sure of the diagnosis and to rule out another sinister causes.