Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Key Takeaways 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 ...

Dr. Ilon Choai, a Miami-based dentist and founder of oral care brand NOBS by biöm, said that tonsil stones, which are small ...

You can still get strep throat even if you have undergone a surgery to remove your tonsils, a procedure called a ...

In the United States, surgeons perform over 500,000 tonsillectomies each year, including more than 530,000 in children and adolescents to improve breathing while sleeping or reduce recurrent infection ...

CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS OLD. IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, YOU MAY HAVE HAD YOUR TONSILS REMOVED WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG, BUT WHEN IS IT TIME FOR YOUR CHILDREN TO HAVE THEM OUT? MERCY MEDICAL CENTER ...

(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 ...

(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 ...