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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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 _[removed]_ PLEASE!!!
I had the white patches and my doc said use a waterpik to clean out. It worked great, I started feeling better right away as the putrid tonsils were cleaned right out. I also did 4 weeks of amoxicillin.
This is a reply to Lynnie. You have no idea what you are talking about.
I have suffered for several YEARS with tonsil stones, and I eat a pretty healthy diet. It does not matter WHAT I eat, or WHEN I eat it, because I get them on a daily basis.
Yes God put them there for a reason, but I'm sure he didn't intend on me living a life of daily "tonsil picking." Nor did he want to cause me the stress of having to worry about it.
My tonsils are incredibly large, with incredibly deep crevices. It's almost impossible for food to NOT get stuck there.
To everyone else...I have yet to mention this to my doctor, as I just discovered this was my actual problem a few months ago.....but I would like to just have my tonsils removed. The removing of the stones has become almost an every day nuisance and it really causes me stress that I shouldn't have to deal with. It's embarrassing, and disgusting....
Will my Dr. tell me to just gargle? Or will he refer me to an ENT? I can truthfully say I've tried everything to keep these things from coming back...but it doesn't matter. No matter what I eat, no matter what I do...I always get them. I want them removed. Will they do a tonsilectomy simply for my reasoning of WANTING them out?!!?
I have suffered for several YEARS with tonsil stones, and I eat a pretty healthy diet. It does not matter WHAT I eat, or WHEN I eat it, because I get them on a daily basis.
Yes God put them there for a reason, but I'm sure he didn't intend on me living a life of daily "tonsil picking." Nor did he want to cause me the stress of having to worry about it.
My tonsils are incredibly large, with incredibly deep crevices. It's almost impossible for food to NOT get stuck there.
To everyone else...I have yet to mention this to my doctor, as I just discovered this was my actual problem a few months ago.....but I would like to just have my tonsils removed. The removing of the stones has become almost an every day nuisance and it really causes me stress that I shouldn't have to deal with. It's embarrassing, and disgusting....
Will my Dr. tell me to just gargle? Or will he refer me to an ENT? I can truthfully say I've tried everything to keep these things from coming back...but it doesn't matter. No matter what I eat, no matter what I do...I always get them. I want them removed. Will they do a tonsilectomy simply for my reasoning of WANTING them out?!!?
This is a rely to Guest. I feel for you as I too have been suffering from stones for several years, even to the point where I taste blood from scraping, scratching, and squeezing my neck. My stones are deep in my throat rather then visiable on the tonsils. I went to an ENT and was told. "What's a pretty girl like you doing here about your throat, I dont see anything". Three years later I am still suffering. Remember its more then you just wanting your tonsils removed, you are suffering. Tell them what you want and if they want do it then call a differant ENT.
I used to get these all the time when I was younger, but a doctor gave me antibiotics and they went away for 8 years. I started getting them again a few months ago. I went to the doctor, and she just said it was a virus and would clear up soon. A week later the white stuff was still there so I dug it out with a nail file that has a sharp hook on the end. I managed to get it out, but it left a huge hole behind. I got them a few more times and I used a few different techniques each time to pull them out. One time I used a medicine dropper to suction it out (which caused a lot of bleeding), and another time I used a Q-Tip. I was getting so fed up of making my tonsils bleed all the time so I told my dad about it. He told me to rinse with a mouth wash such as Listerine to prevent them from coming back. I was doubtful but I figured I had nothing to lose in trying it. I bought some Crest Pro Health mouth wash, and started rinsing twice a day after I brushed my teeth. I'm happy to say that it has been a month and I haven't had a tonsil stone since.
ok so i have that feeling of a popcorn kernell in the back of my throat. and when i opened my mouth this morning and i guess kinda like forced my throat muscles out i seen this white nasty looking thing pop out and then go back in a crevese. I got scared, and grossed out!
alot of you talk about coughing them up and/or removing them yourselves. but mine doesn't seem to be wanting to go anywhere. I'm a little afraid to poke at it myself. i dont want it to start bleeding. and i'm afraid of swallowing it. it makes me wanna gag just thinking about it.
i was planning on making a phone call to my dr. in the morning because i had no idea what it was. but should i call the dentist instead??? sounds like a better option to me. maybe they can get rid of it with the water pic!
i hope this never happens again! this is the first time this has ever happened to me. and its disgusting. by the way i tried touching it with my finger and then smelling it...but it doesnt really smell.
alot of you talk about coughing them up and/or removing them yourselves. but mine doesn't seem to be wanting to go anywhere. I'm a little afraid to poke at it myself. i dont want it to start bleeding. and i'm afraid of swallowing it. it makes me wanna gag just thinking about it.
i was planning on making a phone call to my dr. in the morning because i had no idea what it was. but should i call the dentist instead??? sounds like a better option to me. maybe they can get rid of it with the water pic!
i hope this never happens again! this is the first time this has ever happened to me. and its disgusting. by the way i tried touching it with my finger and then smelling it...but it doesnt really smell.
is anyone else that gets these tonsil stones hypothyroid? I was recently diagnosed and now I am wondering if it is somehow related...
I get these stones too!!!
They are real bad for me and cause me to get sick often. I have found there are 2 holes that the come in. One set of holes can be seen on the right and left side back from your teeth. The other set is right in front of the first set but there is a flap of skin that hides them. If you pull that flap back a bit you can find a hole that goes downward.
I use a pimple popper tool to get them out. This tool has a nice hoop at the end that can reach right in to the hidden holes and dig all of the white stones out. But I have not figured out how to get the ones out of the more viable holes that are on the right and left side of the mouth :-(
I just want them to go away!
They are real bad for me and cause me to get sick often. I have found there are 2 holes that the come in. One set of holes can be seen on the right and left side back from your teeth. The other set is right in front of the first set but there is a flap of skin that hides them. If you pull that flap back a bit you can find a hole that goes downward.
I use a pimple popper tool to get them out. This tool has a nice hoop at the end that can reach right in to the hidden holes and dig all of the white stones out. But I have not figured out how to get the ones out of the more viable holes that are on the right and left side of the mouth :-(
I just want them to go away!
I think I a have a remedy...
WaterPick, Gum massager (for the sticky ones), Tom's Witchhazel Mouthwash - dislodge them, spit them out, gargle with Tom's.
Takes a couple of days. DO NOT sWALLOW may make oneFLU like sick. May have been something I ate or the FLu , But there was one still there in the AM; I ate something for Lunch which I could feel like it dislodged it. That night Iwas on the toilet, like food poisning or the FLU. I think it was that lillte tonsil stone. I am supprised there is not more about this.
Also, Tom's Witchhazel Mouthwash, Gargling with this seems to have worked- PLUS people say I've lost weight. I think the foriegn matter may cause tonsil swelling. My throat seems clearer and my neck not swollen, plus bad breath is gone. I was eating dried fruits with sulfur. Could be related? Hope this helps.............
WaterPick, Gum massager (for the sticky ones), Tom's Witchhazel Mouthwash - dislodge them, spit them out, gargle with Tom's.
Takes a couple of days. DO NOT sWALLOW may make oneFLU like sick. May have been something I ate or the FLu , But there was one still there in the AM; I ate something for Lunch which I could feel like it dislodged it. That night Iwas on the toilet, like food poisning or the FLU. I think it was that lillte tonsil stone. I am supprised there is not more about this.
Also, Tom's Witchhazel Mouthwash, Gargling with this seems to have worked- PLUS people say I've lost weight. I think the foriegn matter may cause tonsil swelling. My throat seems clearer and my neck not swollen, plus bad breath is gone. I was eating dried fruits with sulfur. Could be related? Hope this helps.............
I have never seen these in the mirror as shown in pictures but I coffed them up many times for many years. I am thinking of getting the water pick because I suffer from bad breath when I have them as well. I notice when I brush floss & rinse regulary I get them much less so I will just have to be disciplined. By the way, there is no way these can cause flu like symptoms. Yes they are disgusting but no way do they make you sick, fat, or tired. It's just leftover food very similiar to plaque.
i have these to- however it recently has become more of a problem- 2 weeks ago i started feeling a sensation in my throat- i caughed up about 3 one day and 2 the next- a few days later i started feeling a lump in the back of my throat- it feels like something needs to come out- i had a severe anxietty attack last night and they looked in my throat and took x-rays of my chest and throat and found nothing- it is starting to affect my eating and drinking now- it makes me feel a little tight in the throat- has this happened to anyone else ?? is it just a big piece needing to come out- what should i do ???