help!!! tonsil stone??!!?
i have this thing on my left tonsil, after researching, i see that it is a tonsil stone! i had never heard of this before. but it is annoying i can feel it there, ive gargled, coughed, etc. it wont budge. i tried sticking a qtip back ther but i cant i gag!!! any ideas???
thanks for the info. i will wait i guess! when it comes out, will i feel it? will i swallow it? why do we get them? blah!:-)
Basically, it is a little blob of dead bacteria and white blood cells. It will eventually expel itself. They really stink if you get a chance to investigate. Sometimes by creating a negative pressure in your mouth (like pulling your throart forward…hard to describe), will make it come out sooner. You will probably be prone to these. I get little ones once or twice a year. Be patient…it’ll be gone one day
Basically, it is a little blob of dead bacteria and white blood cells. It will eventually expel itself. They really stink if you get a chance to investigate. Sometimes by creating a negative pressure in your mouth (like pulling your throart forward…hard to describe), will make it come out sooner. You will probably be prone to these. I get little ones once or twice a year. Be patient…it’ll be gone one day
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Oh, these things are a pain in the neck but normal. I’ve heard them called tonsilloliths, too.
The general recommendation is to use a clean finger to push on your tonsil to push the stone out. Of course, if you are gagging, it might be challenging. Take a deep breath and relax, and you may be able to overcome that reflex.
I find if I moisten the q-tip, it is less likely to make me gag.
Be careful with sticking things back there–you don’t want to cut yourself.
When all else fails, eat something. That should help to dislodge the stone.
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I had this problem for years, i was constantly digging them out because they would cause me some discomfort and also they smell really bad and i didn’t want bad breath.
I eventually developed a polyp on my tonsil which may or may not have been due to my constant digging. Had my tonsils removed almost immediatly after doc found polyp.
Just be careful not to be poking at your tonsils constantly. if this thing doesn’t bother you and the doc says its ok i would leave it alone.
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