Tonsil stones are not soft and some of them can be crushed with fingers. Tonsil stones are usually food debris, inorganic salts, oropharyngeal secretions through the bacterial action of the formation of inorganic salts such as calcium, magnesium and other inorganic salts are not easily dissolved stones, accumulated in the tonsil crypts to form a block of tissue, there is a certain degree of hardness, touching the sense of sand and gravel, the higher the content of inorganic salts the higher the hardness, and some of the tonsil stones are relatively loose, usually with a finger can be crushed. Tonsil stones can be felt as a foreign body sensation in the mouth, sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, increased salivation, difficulty in opening the mouth, and even earache. Patients with tonsil stones are advised to seek prompt medical attention and follow the doctor’s instructions for conservative treatment or surgery.