is it normal to have like openings in your tonsils.. it looks like i have strep throat but i don't cuz my throat never hurts but its been like this for a long time... like there are openings in my tonsils and there are small white things that are in them...
2007-07-26 04:29:49 · 1 answers · asked by *amber* 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Our tonsils have crypts so, yes, there are little "openings", rather dents in our tonsils. These little crypts can fill with food particles, bacteria and dead white cells. This can appear white and the white can also be tonsil stones (which can form from the accumulation of all that junk in the crypts). As long as you don't have a sore throat, there is nothing to worry about.
If seeing the white spots bothers you, you can gargle with salt water, cider vinegar, dissolvable paracetamol or a non-alcohol, non-sugar based mouth wash.
2007-07-29 12:14:32 · answer #1 · answered by ilse72 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋