<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> A tonsillolith lodged in the tonsillar crypt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Specialty </Th> <Td> Otorhinolaryngology </Td> </Tr> <P> Tonsilloliths, also known as tonsil stones, are soft aggregates of bacterial and cellular debris that form in the tonsillar crypts, the crevices of the tonsils . While they occur most commonly in the palatine tonsils, they may also occur in the lingual tonsils . Tonsil stones are common . Tonsilloliths have been recorded weighing from 0.3 g to 42 g . </P> <P> Protruding tonsilloliths may feel like foreign objects lodged in the tonsil crypt . They may be a nuisance and difficult to remove, but are usually not harmful . They are one of the causes of bad breath and always give off a putrid smell . </P>

What are the white things that come out of your tonsils