Posted: 07/03/06 - 04:44 Post subject: throat growths
i have a sensation on the back of my throat when i swallow and when i look in the mirror i can see hardish yellow/white lumps on my tonsils when i touch them they are easily removed and they smell discusting then give another week or so they reappear
Posted: 03/27/07 - 15:10 Post subject: Re: throat growths
They're called tonsiliths, and I get them too. Pretty gross but normal. It means you have crypts or pockets in your tonsils where food and cells get caught and decay - hence the smell. Others have written about their symptoms here....
medhelp.org/forums/DentalHealth/messages/99.html
The only permanent solution is to get your tonsils out.
Posted: 11/02/07 - 20:06 Post subject: tonsillectomy as cure for tonsiliths
Hate to rain on your parade, but I had my tonsils out at age 6, and over 40 years later, I have tonsilliths quite regularly. It seems worse during allergy season. I found this site looking for a cure when the tonsillectomy DOESN'T eliminate the problem. Would love to hear any suggestions.
I'm surprised there is a name to this problem. I am 38years old and have had throat problems since I was a child. I get these tonsiliths every other day or 3rd day. I gargle with listerine, brush my tongue first before brushing my teeth but they manage to come out only in the morning. I literally want to vomit when they come out. It is disgusting and I hate it.
My throat specialist said that it is common and that many people get them. Taking my tonsils out wouldn't make a difference.
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