Is my throat lump actually a tonsil stone?

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Tonsil stones are so annoying. i get them all the time and they range from being tiny to humongous. they usually come every week or so (for me) and so far the best solution i've come up with is dig around your tonsil crypts with a sterilized ear curette every night and morning.

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Best solution to your problem is tonsillectomy, removing of your tonsils.

The best solution is to leave them alone. They can be popped out of your tonsils with a toothbrush or q-tip. but don't go to extreme measures and remove your tonsils. they help fight colds.

Thomas A. · Newbie Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

I have had tonsil stones ever since my father and I (at age 6 maybe) were playing in impromtu game that was something the opposite of tug of war: he and I were blowing into opposite ends of a paper towel tube, to see who could blast the other person off. When his lung power overpowered mine (no surprise there), a projectile that consisted of a tonsil stone about 1/4 inch in diameter from his throat nailed me in the back of my thoat. Disgusting. He did not believe me when I told him this, and ever since, I have had a problem with them. This makes me believe that tonsilloliths - or rather the propensity to form them - is something people acquire from kissing, eating/drinking other people's food, or playing the opposite of tug of war.
Until today, forty years later, I had never known the term "tonsil stones" or "tonsilloliths" and have never found anyone who had ever heard of such a problem as these smelly little fiends that you all know. I thought it was some rare condition that only I had!
I have been able to dislodge them most effectively by gargling with hot water, easiest done while in the shower. I move my throat in different positions to dislodge them while I gargle. I find this most effective in my case, but I haven't known to look for them in the crevasses of the tonsils, which I didn't really know existed.
But BETTER than that is the realization that definitely, certain types of food will provoke their formation. I find that eating dairy products will most invariably result in some of these stinky critters the next day or so. Avoiding dairy products all together, I find that I really don't get them.
Even so, I plan to try the products at Therabreath.com to completely rid myself of this ordeal, maybe for good. I bought the toothpaste because I had a persistent canker sore that seemed to get worse using the cinnamon toothpaste from a "health-conscious" company, and Dr. Katz's toothpaste happened to mention it was good for canker sores. The next day, the cankersore dramatically improved and disappeared completely within the next half day. The information on the site makes me believe his products are very effective for eliminating the CAUSES of bad breath and tonsil stones. Impressive. Check it out. And, no, I am not a shill for this company. http://www.therabreath.com/

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Forget all those "remedies" these nasty little stink stones just need to be removed with a flat implement (like the opposite end of a tooth brush). Apple pressure to the underside of tonsil until stones are pushed out of crevice of crypt.

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I imagine the person who commented that Doctors would routinely have one remove body parts and take pills,etc. is some kind of tree-hugging anti-everything that is not "natural" type that would rather rely upon dead sea salt gargles, herbal tinctures, faith in "God" (and maybe magical crystals) heal any illness.

People like this should not be trusted. Listen to your doctor.

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Hello.. you all.. i have had a lump in my throat for a couple of days now and its concerning me.. what do you all think it might be?

LizaW · Newbie Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 1

Wow, I can't believe how much info is on the net about tonsil stones, nor can I believe how relieved (and disgusted) I am to find out just what the hell the strange little funky white ball I coughed up last night was.

I only remember coughing one up a couple of times in my life over the past 10 years or so, but last night when it happened I got sufficiently freaked out and decided to go online and mess around with wording in a Google search until I could figure out what it was. At first I thought it was a filling (!) and then I thought maybe it was food that had formed in the shape of my tooth crevice or something. Lo and behold - tonsil stones!

I think my tonsils are too far down for me to get at them to manually remove the stones myself (not to mention it makes me a bit queasy at the thought), so I'm still trying to decide the best course of action.

I'm also thoroughly embarrassed at realizing that I've probably had horrible breath for most of my life because of these things and just never fully understood just how bad it is.

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i was gargling listorine this morning and like 8 large tonsil stones came out from my left tonsil. now i have a feeling in my left that thers a few more left in there.
ive had tonsil stones since i was like 12 and no more than 2 or 3 small ones have come out at once, but these were huge yellowish and white.

i used 2 get this problem when i ate nuts so it might be parts ofnuts get stuck in. anyway im going back 2 try and get more chunks out.

ET · Newbie Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

ok. im 14 so i wont take any offense if you dont listen or just ignore me. i have been getting these tonsil stones for about 2 months and its getting annoying. i cant really give much advice but i would apreciate it if i could get some help with them. ok. so far, for me, what has not worked was gargling. i would gargle for a couple minutes at a time with listerine and my mom let me garggle whiskey (i spit it out. chill). that really did not help all that much. for me, what did help was the water pik. I just bought one at a CVS near me and it instantlly removed them. although this is very uncomfortable with the whold gag reflex thing, in the end it helps, but just two days ago, i got sick and post nasal drip caused another tonsil stone. my water pik worked, but it grew back the next day. maybe i just didnt get all of it out but i could really use some advice. im going to a doctor tmro but idk what he can do.
Thanks
P.S. picking at them may relieve some discomfort and make u feel good cus u THINK u got it out, but really, u just broke off a chunk and the rest is too far back to reach without gaging and it will show up again in a day or two.

USMCBRATUSA · Newbie Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 1

I cannot stop clearing my throat for the past year, atleast every five minutes, i got my thyroid checked and everything, my tonsils are constantly huge, sometimes I cant even eat, I have a really really hard time breathing, or swallowing a small pill, and the lympnodes in my neck swell up really bad at random times, if you have had this problem, hat did you do about it? or what did your doctor do about it? my doctor has done NOTHING. email me at USMCbratUSA@yahoo.com PLEASE!!!

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