But what are they and are they something we need to take seriously? The lumps are likely to be tonsil stones - formed when food debris, bacteria and dead cells get trapped in the crevices and pits ...

These lumps are likely tonsil stones, which form when food particles, bacteria, and dead cells become lodged in the nooks and crannies of the tonsils, eventually calcifying into hard white or ...

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.

Tonsil stones, also known as tonsilloliths, are small, hard lumps of food, bacteria, and other particles trapped in the small pockets or folds of your tonsils (called tonsil crypts). Tonsil stones ...

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.

Medical term: Your tonsils are dimpled lumps in the back of your throat. The most well-known and visible pair lay on the left and right sides of your mouth, called the palatine tonsils.