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Has anyone ever had these, or know anything about them?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsil_stone
I first had one of these a couple months ago, shortly after I had my gall bladder removed (which was the end of January.) It felt like a piece of popcorn was stuck in the back of my throat; it didn't hurt, I could just feel something there every time I swallowed. After about 3 days, I finally took a flashlight and checked and there was this huge white spot on my tonsil. I didn't think I had strep throat, since I didn't feel sick and my throat hadn't hurt at all, so I did some research online and found out about tonsil stones. I poked at it with a q-tip, and it popped out (gross!) and I've been fine ever since...
...about a week and a half ago, when I got another one. And another. And another. I think I've removed 3 or 4 more in the last week and a half or two weeks. I just moved in with my boyfriend (in Texas) so I don't know if climate/pollen can have something to do with it...or else, I thought maybe the lack of soda that I'm drinking now. I never used to drink a lot of soda, maybe one a day at the most, when I was living back in Wisconsin, but since I've moved in with my boyfriend, I think I've only had maybe 2 sodas in the last 3 weeks. He just doesn't drink it, and if it's not around, I don't miss it. Maybe the acid in soda was helping dissolve the stuff that makes the tonsil stones?
From what I've read, they seem to be made up mostly of white blood cells, bacteria that naturally lives in your throat, and post-nasal drip. I HAVE been kinda sick ever since I got here (cold, congestion, etc.) and the first time I had a stone a couple months ago, I had the same kind of symptoms, so maybe that has something to do with it, too. Also, I only get them in one tonsil, the other one from what I can tell is absolutely fine.
Any advice? I don't really want to have another surgery to have my tonsils out, which seems to be the only sure-fire remedy from what I've read. Then again, my deductible for my health insurance is all paid for for the year, since my gall bladder surgery, so I guess if I did have to have surgery, now would be a good time to do it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsil_stone
I first had one of these a couple months ago, shortly after I had my gall bladder removed (which was the end of January.) It felt like a piece of popcorn was stuck in the back of my throat; it didn't hurt, I could just feel something there every time I swallowed. After about 3 days, I finally took a flashlight and checked and there was this huge white spot on my tonsil. I didn't think I had strep throat, since I didn't feel sick and my throat hadn't hurt at all, so I did some research online and found out about tonsil stones. I poked at it with a q-tip, and it popped out (gross!) and I've been fine ever since...
...about a week and a half ago, when I got another one. And another. And another. I think I've removed 3 or 4 more in the last week and a half or two weeks. I just moved in with my boyfriend (in Texas) so I don't know if climate/pollen can have something to do with it...or else, I thought maybe the lack of soda that I'm drinking now. I never used to drink a lot of soda, maybe one a day at the most, when I was living back in Wisconsin, but since I've moved in with my boyfriend, I think I've only had maybe 2 sodas in the last 3 weeks. He just doesn't drink it, and if it's not around, I don't miss it. Maybe the acid in soda was helping dissolve the stuff that makes the tonsil stones?
From what I've read, they seem to be made up mostly of white blood cells, bacteria that naturally lives in your throat, and post-nasal drip. I HAVE been kinda sick ever since I got here (cold, congestion, etc.) and the first time I had a stone a couple months ago, I had the same kind of symptoms, so maybe that has something to do with it, too. Also, I only get them in one tonsil, the other one from what I can tell is absolutely fine.
Any advice? I don't really want to have another surgery to have my tonsils out, which seems to be the only sure-fire remedy from what I've read. Then again, my deductible for my health insurance is all paid for for the year, since my gall bladder surgery, so I guess if I did have to have surgery, now would be a good time to do it.
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