Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MDMedically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Tonsil stones are small, hard lumps ...

That depends on whether you have symptoms and how severe the symptoms are. If you have no symptoms, tonsil stones may require no treatment. If you do have symptoms, gargling with salt water or ...

In addition to causing severe tonsillitis symptoms ... it will harden into a mineral deposit we call a tonsil stone. Tonsil stones are very common, affecting up to 10% of people in their lifetime.