The human body is made up of many amazing parts and systems that all work together to keep us healthy. One of the key components of both the respiratory system and the digestive system is the pharynx, ...

There are two common reasons to get your tonsils removed. If you have constant infections in your throat or tonsils, then they should be removed. The other most common reason is that the tonsils are ...

Tonsils, everyone is born with them, but what do they do? “Nobody really knows exactly how they work or what their function is,” says Dr. Ryan Winters, a board-certified Otolaryngologist Head and Neck ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Have you ever heard of tonsil stones? Well, they're more common than you may think. Kylee Angell said she was sitting with her daughters and felt like she had a scratchy throat. “I ...

Q: I occasionally get something that looks like a small pebble in my throat, which is really irritating and annoying. What can this be? A: It is important to speak with your health care provider to ...

Most parents today are old enough to remember the era when tonsillectomies — and their post-op promise of endless ice cream — were a routine part of childhood. No longer. These days, pediatricians try ...

05:00, Mon, Jun 5, 2017 Updated: 07:40, Mon, Jun 5, 2017 The deposits which are made from calcium salts, bacteria and mucus which can collect on the soft tissue of the tonsils. They are usually white, ...

“We used to think of throat and neck cancer as a disease of smokers and drinkers, but the demographics have changed and it’s increasingly becoming a sexually contracted disease.” The most commonly ...