Yeah that’s what I thought about it as well, I don’t get pain or sick or anything just the stones. Unfortunately if they get bad they will cause bad breath. Some people can get infections but as I don’t I decided it wasn’t worth it to take them out when I was looking at getting my nose fixed which actually was an issue. I sometimes use q tips if there is one stuck and I know it’s there. They are just so disgusting. I had a friend who got such a bad infection she had to get her tonsils out (mid 30’s) but she had a rough go after surgery which is partially why I was nervous