Tonsil stones form when food and debris get trapped and harden in the tonsils. Good oral hygiene and quitting smoking can help prevent tonsil stones. Tonsil stones can often be removed at home using a ...

Roughly 290,000 tonsillectomies are performed in children under 15 years old every year in the United States. Though the tonsil hospital closed decades ago, tonsillectomies still remain one of the ...

The human body is composed of over 37 trillion cells, each with a limited lifespan. These cells are continuously replaced to maintain organ and system function. Yet over time, or as a result of damage ...

Tonsils serve as sort of a filter in your body. Chances are many of you have had them removed, but two recent studies differ on when and if that’s necessary. Dr. Teresa Chan-Leveno is chief of ...

Did you get your tonsils taken out as a kid? For people who grew up before the 1980s, the surgery and its attendant promise of icecream and jelly afterwards were almost a rite of passage. But while ...

People have four kinds of tonsils. The term tonsils usually refers to your palatine tonsils, the ones that can be seen at the back of your throat. But tonsillar tissue also includes the lingual tonsil ...

Strep throat is a common bacterial infection that causes swelling and pain in the throat, often making it hard to swallow. For those who are prone to frequent strep infections, a doctor may recommend ...

“I didn’t think it was a possibility," said Katy Golden, who had her tonsils taken out when she was 5 years old Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the brand in ...

I used to think of my tonsillectomy as a one-off procedure I’d had when I was in kindergarten, looking back fondly on the days recovering and sipping Slurpees. A decade later, I was taken by surprise ...

In 1983, a 5-year-old Katy Golden had her tonsils removed. This is a common procedure that went smoothly. Decades later, Golden is preparing for another tonsillectomy. Why? Because her tonsils re-grew ...

Imagine waking up with a sore throat. Maybe it hurts to swallow, or maybe your throat feels a little "off." You go to the mirror and open wide. There, way in the back of your throat, you see white ...