Tonsil stones are small collections of food debris, calcium deposits, and the normal bacteria that live in the mouth, explains Dr. Miriam O’Leary, MD, Chair of Otolaryngology (an ear, nose, and ...

Bad taste in your mouth How to Remove Tonsil Stones If left alone, tonsil stones will typically dislodge themselves and go away on their own, Voigt says. How long that takes is different for everyone.