Yeah,I had them for a good 10 years,kept getting tonsillitis but they wouldnt take them out (NHS) so I got them out privately. Unfortunately it wasnt 100% successful in getting rid of my FBB as the same smell of the stones can now be found on the coating of my tongue,within an hour of brushing...Not as bad as when I had my tonsils but still stinks to high heaven,the only viable route ive not gone down is maybe its an EAR infection which is working its way down my throat onto my tongue......