What are tonsil stones?
The correct medical term for the “holes” in the tonsils is tonsil crypts. The normal immune-mediated swelling of the tonsil tissue sometimes creates indentations in the suface of the tonsils, which create Swiss cheese type of holes on the surface. Technically, this is more of a nuisance than a medical problem. However, the tonsils crypts […]
- Posted on: Nov 26 2011