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Tonsillolith
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A tonsillolith 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).

Protruding tonsilloliths may have the feel of a foreign object, lodged in the back of the tonsil crypt. They may be an especially uncomfortable nuisance, but are often not harmful. They are one possible cause of halitosis ("bad breath").

Tonsil stones, it is theorized, are the result of a combination of any of the following:

dead white blood cells
oral bacteria
overactive salivary glands
mucus secretions
residual of enzyme action on retained food
smoking without a filter (more common in frequent cannibis users)

Tonsil stones are not a rare occurrence in people. It is not uncommon for both children and adults to have tonsil stones. Often, people may not know what tonsil stones are.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...nsillolith
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And, yes, I'm having a bout of insomnia and boredom right now.

I had my tonsils removed when I was 6. I remember having strawberry jello cubes and ice cream in the hospital the next day.

Years later at a doctor appointment the doctor told me my tonsils were inflamed (when doing the standard check up - I had a sore throat), I was like "but doctor when I was 6 I had an operation to remove them". He replied "they grow back

I was ok

I'll admit to having had them a few times...

it was really bizarre and they were gross...

not for many years now though and waaay smaller than what was shown

oh my gosh. I just read how to get rid of them. they pop out which almost sounds fun and gross !

I've never heard of these before, the human body is friggin disgusting
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matthewgrant said:

that's too visual for me

luv4u said:

i'm trying to figure out how you stop them from flying down your throat, choking you to death


! if i was eating on the org again I'd be mad right about now
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matthewgrant said:

Hush! [Erases visuals from memory edit]

matthewgrant said:

If I was I would probably lose my appetite because of you!!

I used to get them - not as bad as those pics though.
Because I got them a lot, I got pretty good at getting rid of them before they got bigger than a grain of rice. (cotton buds were good for getting them out )

I went to see my doctor and I got my tonsils removed.

Gargle with salt and warm water at least 3 times a day. They come on the onset of the flu or a cold and are very painful. You can scrape them off with a w-tip of popsicle stick but you might gag, I did. I HATE them!!

I get them only when I catch some cold, but they only ever get as big as, say, a very small stud earring. They're so creepy to me that I remove them the SECOND I spot them. They also never hurt me; they just feel funny. (Against medical advice) I've picked them out with toothbrushes, toothpick, etc., and they always smell AWFUL!!

When I was younger, I used to think I had some horrible form of oral cancer.
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Yes, my doctor once put that long cotton swab back there and scraped one off. Her face twisted up like she was plling some creature out of my throat! Very unprofessional, Dr.Burgess If your throat gets too bad you might need anti-biotics.
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Never heard of this before...and certainly wish I hadn't opened this thread right before LUNCH!!!

I used to get those more when I was younger. They're disgusting. It's like throat poop.

at the pics...

thats some sick shit you sick fucks

Cuddles said:

Have you checked your tonsils lately?

wtf. come on.

RenHoek said:

I have a tiny one that shows up every few years or so, mine are way smaller too! Barely just a fleck. Those in the picture

Holy mother of all that is unholy.

This makes dust mites look positively cute.

luv4u said:

If they grew back the Doctor did not get all of them. Even a good doctor can miss some of the tissue. That small mass of cells can grow larger.

Never heard of them...I learn something new here every day.

at the comments...

I've had a few very tiny ones in the past - but none since I got off Zyrtec.

Lammastide said:

yeah, i get those every once in a blue moon. And like you i thought i had something wrong with too. Can u imagne a 7yr freaking out by having some small white object coming out his mouth. that was me.