their called tonsillolith (also called tonsil stone or calculus of the tonsil) is a piece (or more commonly, a cluster) of calcareous matter which forms in the rear of the mouth, in the crevasses (called tonsillar crypts) of the palatine tonsils (which are what most people commonly refer to as simply tonsils).
Tonsil stones, it is theorized, are the result of a combination of any of the following:[1]
dead white blood cells (a.k.a. no
oral bacteria
overactive salivary glands
Protruding tonsilloliths have the feel of a foreign object, lodged between the outside of wisdom teeth and the temporomandibular joint region of the fleshed jaw. They may be an especially uncomfortable nuisance, but are not often harmful
Tonsil stones, it is theorized, are the result of a combination of any of the following:[1]
dead white blood cells (a.k.a. no
oral bacteria
overactive salivary glands
Protruding tonsilloliths have the feel of a foreign object, lodged between the outside of wisdom teeth and the temporomandibular joint region of the fleshed jaw. They may be an especially uncomfortable nuisance, but are not often harmful
I had these pieces come out of my mouth as well. I had my tonsils removed when I was five and this didn't start happening to me until I was maybe 30, I am 36 now. It occurs every few months and I sometimes can see them in my throat and use a q-tip to get them out. When I can't see them I know they are there because I start getting bad breath. I will start with the gargling with warm salt water and see how that goes.
hahha man i just coughed one up today they are terrible!!! i want to get rid of them..
right now at this sec. i have 1 in my mouth plz some1 tell me how to get rid of it plz. how do i get rid of the Chunks?
I have massive lumps stuck in my throat now and it's really irritating. I can feel them there and when I woke up this morning could taste/ smell them really badly. I thought I was really abnormal but it's a comfort to know lots of people have them.
I try to get them out but every time I do I gag loads, so does anyone have tips on getting them out without gagging?
I've has this since I was about 12 I think, I always had problems with bad breath since then and it has made me really self concious about it, but I never noticed the lumps getting lodged in the holes on the right side of my tonsils until yesterday and I'm 18 now :/
I try to get them out but every time I do I gag loads, so does anyone have tips on getting them out without gagging?
I've has this since I was about 12 I think, I always had problems with bad breath since then and it has made me really self concious about it, but I never noticed the lumps getting lodged in the holes on the right side of my tonsils until yesterday and I'm 18 now :/
oh wow! I thought I had some weird infection like strep or mono when I saw this big nasty gob in the back of my mouth. I went to google and typed "white lump that looks like popcorn" and this is where it led me.
I've never noticed them before, nor have I noticed that I have unusually bad breath. Somebody mentioned that they get the stones when they don't eat food for a period of time. I had all 4 wisdom teeth removed 5 days ago, and i'm just now starting to eat relatively soft food (totillas, pita bread, etc). If my lack of eating had anything to do with it I wouldn't be surprised.
Tonsil stones you say? As long as they're nothing to worry about I guess I'll be fine. I'm still going to try to get it off my throat.
I've never noticed them before, nor have I noticed that I have unusually bad breath. Somebody mentioned that they get the stones when they don't eat food for a period of time. I had all 4 wisdom teeth removed 5 days ago, and i'm just now starting to eat relatively soft food (totillas, pita bread, etc). If my lack of eating had anything to do with it I wouldn't be surprised.
Tonsil stones you say? As long as they're nothing to worry about I guess I'll be fine. I'm still going to try to get it off my throat.
I am 65 years old, I have had these foul smelly lumps pop out of my mouth for years, as I have got older I have noticed they are harder to remove they even cause the glands in the right side of my neck to become sore, sometimes I even get a mild earache, I have a feeling a throat infection starts and this is natures way of popping the lumps out of the throat, I sure hope so as the one I have in my throat at the moment is driving me nuts, I am drinking some Cod Liver Oil at the moment in the hopes that it lubricates the lumps and helps remove them.
Finally! Other people who actually understand how annoying those white clumps that come from the back of the throat are! I have asked countless people "Have you ever had that?" and all have said no. Who knew they had a name like "tonsillolith"? I don't get sick enough to remember to ask the Dr. when I do go. I have never had bad breath, but they do stink when they come out. Yes - we have all smashed one between our fingers to find out what the hell it is! Sometimes the small ones come out by themselves, by the large ones need some help. I do an impression of a cat with a hairball. I just keep consticting my throat and pushing my tonsils forward until it comes up. It can take daaaays though. I have had them since I was a kid, but they have gotten bigger over the years.
I have had this too, and it might be related to having tonsillitis a couple times. I prefer antibiotic therapy, as opposed to surgery. The recommendation for actinomycosis is a 6 month course of penicillin.
LOLOLOLOLOL @ DEATH PELLETS! i have them too..and like another person here i made fiance smell it and he almost gagged too. i dont know what the heck causes them. it goes away for a little while but then they come out..at the worst time..like when i am standing in line at the grocery store..or when i sneeze and one comes flying out into my hand. its awful!
you know whats really bad? i recently got one while making love! :$ you know you get into it..and your breathing starts going..well i felt one dislodge in my mouth..i had to kind of hide it. its awful. i am so glad i am not the only one. why dont more doctors know about this. i have explained it to them. i said "its white to yellow pellets..the size of a pea maybe smaller..they are firm..but when you push on them they mash like the consistancy of a bean and they stink" thats a pretty good description if you ask me..nope doc looked at me like i had three heads 8-|
well i had one of these today and i freaked out, so i looked it up right away kus it smelled horrible! so yeah, i found this site that explains it, hope it helps! answers. com/topic/tonsillolith?cat=health
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OMG... I didn't know other people have had this thing. I HATE them! EEEWW!
I went to an ENT regarding these b/c I actually saved one for him in a baggy! Yuck! He has suggested having my tonsils removed. I am going through with it b/c I feel like c**p all of the time. Hope this helps!
XD I am laughing so much....I too have them, and often wonder why...I get them every few months and at the moment I have made my throat sore from trying to get the damn things out...I will try the Q-tip from now on as the back of my toothbrush as got me in PAIN...I cannot take the nasty smell of them, if they did not have that I would be able to handing it much more. I searched on another web page and some say that it comes from different foods that you eat. not sure about that, but I have asked the doctor and dentist an neither know what the hell I am talking about...some craziness. So please if you know the answer let us know....