Tonsil stones, also known as tonsilloliths, are small, hard lumps of food, bacteria, and other particles trapped in the small ...

Asher, MDMedically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Tonsil stones are small, hard lumps that form when debris becomes ...

Tonsils are small glands on either side of the throat that stop bacteria from entering the body. They are an important part of your child’s immune system, but sometimes can become ‘ginormous’ and ...

A MAN says biting down on his tongue while sneezing saved his life – after it led to the discovery that he had cancer. Dan Durant, 26, first noticed an ulcer on the right side of his tongue ...

There, way in the back of your throat, you see white spots on your tonsils. They may be small and pimple-like, or they could be lumpy patches or streaks. These tonsil spots typically don't hurt ...

Before then, they are like lumps on the side walls of the throat on either side of the uvula, the dangly bit at the back of the throat. Some adults who still have tonsils don't get tonsillitis.

Aside from the lump and the fatigue - which I put down to ... "I'm fairly confident it's cancer of the tonsil" and feeling my partner squeeze my hand, tightly. The rest is a blur.

In 2022, nearly 55,000 people were diagnosed with throat (oropharyngeal) cancer and around 12,000 with voice box (laryngeal) ...