Kidney stones should be treated even if they don’t hurt, and whether or not to crush them is related to the size of the stone Kidney stones belong to the upper urinary tract stones, clinical manifestations of pain and hematuria. If the stone is small, it may not hurt, but it needs to be treated to prevent the stone from increasing in size or secondary infection. When the kidney stone is less than 6mm, generally do not need lithotripsy treatment, through medication lithotripsy treatment such as oral potassium citrate sodium granules, etc. can be discharged, the treatment process should drink a lot of water in order to increase the amount of urine; when the stone is greater than 6mm less than 2cm, usually use extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, the use of high-energy shock waves to fracture the stone, and discharged with the urine; when the stone is greater than 2cm, generally need percutaneous nephrolithotripsy and so on. If you are suffering from kidney stones, you should go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions, regardless of whether you are in pain or not. Drugs need to be applied under the guidance of a doctor.