What’s that extra piece of flesh in your tonsils?

An extra piece of flesh in the tonsil may be a tonsil cyst, or it may be a tonsil polyp or a tonsil papilloma, etc. 1. Tonsil cyst: Tonsil cyst is a benign disease, tonsil cyst is mainly caused by pharyngeal infection and repeated inflammatory stimulation, the patient more often than not in the pharyngeal infection, inflammatory stimulation after dysphagia, pain, pharyngeal foreign body sensation and so on. 2. Tonsil polyps: Tonsil polyps are polypoid new organisms that grow on the tonsils, mostly due to long-term inflammatory stimulation. Initially, the affected side is often asymptomatic, with the growth of polyps, can appear pharyngeal foreign body sensation, swallowing discomfort and other reactions. 3. Tonsillar papilloma: Tonsillar papilloma is a benign tumor, caused by human papilloma virus. Patients may have foreign body sensation in the pharynx, and there will be a sense of obstruction when swallowing. If the tumor is locally broken, there may be bleeding and other symptoms. Tonsil abnormalities, should go to the regular hospital in time to improve the relevant examination, clear diagnosis and standardized treatment in accordance with medical advice.