throat balls

[Babydoll]

Ihad to post this because I think its kind of funny.


do any of you guys ever get these little, hard, foul smelling balls of something that come up the back of your throat? ( not your tonsils)I get them once every blue moon, and they are sooo gross!


I often wonder where they come from and what they want from me! ( lol)


also, i can't bring myself to spit them out so I usually try and swallow them instead. does anyone else get this?

[californiagirl]

Are they white??


If so, YES, I've had them, and boy are they stinky!!!!!


Where on earth do they come from, and why?

[blondie90]

ugh, they are so gross, i get them sometimes! they're pus that grows on your tonsils (sorry, gross). whether or not you're sick it sometimes happens. i had a really bad virus last may and i had that sooo bad that my doctor said she had never seen anything like it. yuck!

[angel13]

LOL! Great topic, I'm so glad someone's brought this issue to light!


I'm not 100% sure if I've had them or not, but usually when I have a horrible juicy cough (sorry >_< couldn't describe it any other way!) I get disgusting balls of phlegm-y type stuff. May/may not be the same thing, but yeah, it's gross alright!

[neesy]

OMG yes I get them - they are white and really smelly and I have always wondered what they are! My husband gets them too!

[gubba]

They smell so nasty and yes, I do spit them out. I actually put it in my hand to make sure I have not pulled a body part out and the smell is so AWFUL you want to die. I do wonder what that comes from.

[sneezymonkey]

I gotta join in this conversation as I get those too! How disgusting!! [img]smileys/smilies_11.gif[/img]Waht is it???Edited by: sneezymonkey

[trixie]

Tonsil stones can be a source of chronic bad breath and discomfort. People with tonsil stones often complain of actual pain and discomfort from these little hardened clumps that lodge in their throats. In addition to the pain caused by tonsil stones, the stench is awful, and often the cause of bad breath.


Understanding what tonsil stones or tonsilloliths are can help us to understand why they smell so bad and cause discomfort. Tonsil stones are tiny, hard stones that form in the pocket or crypts of the tonsils. They contain high quantities of sulfa and bacteria, and when crushed, produce the sulfuric smell of rotten eggs. The odor is truly horrible and it gives people who suffer from tonsil stones really bad breath.


Tonsil stones give people the sensation of something being caught in their throat, as those little hard stones are actually caught in the folds and tissue of the tonsils. Many sufferers resort to drastic measures to remove their tonsil stones, including using various instruments, cotton swabs, fingernails, and more to scratch them out. Unfortunately, they end up damaging the soft tissue of the tonsils, and breaking open the stinky tonsil stones.


Most dentists and physicians recommend using a water pick and salt water gargles to remove tonsil stones, and nothing else. Usage of foreign objects can cause scarring and discomfort. It just isn’t a good idea to jab pointed objects into your throat to pick out the stones. The water pick will send a gentle stream of water to push or wash the stones out of the crypts, without crushing them and releasing the foul smell.


Of course, smelly little tonsil stones will also leave you with a bad taste in your mouth. Strong mouthwashes that are certified for use in eliminating bad breath, not just freshening bad breath, may be helpful to eliminate the bad taste as well as reducing the bacteria that cause the bad breath.


Many people who suffer with tonsil stones will find a white film builds up on their tongue. This is caused by too much bacteria and mucous. It may be useful to use a tongue scraper to gentle scrape away the film on the tongue itself, to reduce the cause of the bad breath.


Tonsil stones will only grow in the tonsils, so those individuals with chronic problems may benefit from a tonsillectomy. This surgical procedure is, of course, a last resort, and many physicians will not even to do it unless there are other serious symptoms and problems associated with recurring sore throats. It is worth discussing with your doctor.


While harmless in themselves, tonsil stones are an irritating, smelly problem for people who get them. They form in the crevices of the tonsils and are often hard to see, and not so easy to remove. Good hygiene, rinsing with a water pick, and salt water gargles can help eliminate the tonsil stones, and reduce the bad breath that they create.

[emetojackie]

Boy am I glad I don't have tonsilles!! [img]smileys/smilies_02.gif[/img]

[Babydoll]

ew. I used to think it was because I had tonsilitis so many time as a kid ( at least 6 or 7 times a year). I hope that its nothing serious.

[tabycat]

I bet that's what's wrogn with me, I get this stuff sometimes, I've never noticed them smelling really bad, but I do have all the other symptoms. I duno. And I do have scars on my tonsils but that's a result of having strep throat WAAAAAAAAAAAAY too many times in like 3 months, it was about 7 or 8 times over that 3 month period, very bad time in my life. so yeah good to know what those things are

[confusedgirl]

I've never gotten them... is that unusual?

[tabycat]

probably not...

[lucinda]

ugh! I suffer from this! I get them a few times a week. I'm still concidering getting my tonsils removed. I went to a few specialists about these gross tonsil stones and nothing I can do but get the tonsils removed. (wich is not recommemded for adults)


(very gross bewarned!) I get alot of them in my left tonsil, and have to scrape them out weekly with a steril tool. It took me AGES to do this since being emet makes me horrified of things in my throat but eventually the feeing of rocks in my tonsils was worse.

[krismerc]

I had a boyfriend once that called them "bad breath seeds" cause we didn't know what the hell they were...onceagain its good to know there really are other people out there that suffer from this weird stuff as I do![img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]

[wintergreen22]

ewww.what are ya'll talking about? lol!


I've never heard of that before....do you v* them or something? yikes!

[tabycat]

no it would be more like just spitting something out of your mouth then vomiting...or coughing it out

[leese]

Isnt it weird how many of us EMETS have tonsil stones???

[peachykeen]

I have them too! I remember when I was about 10 years old, I was
laughing really hard and my cousin saw one on my tonsil. She was
convinced that I had a tooth growing in my throat! They are really
gross though!

[*mandi*]

I dont know if this is the same thing...but I feel these little bits coming up inmy throat and eventually I have to spit it out...and they are like whitish...sometimes yellowish and very tiny. Is this what all of you are talking about?> I have no clue wwhat it could be. But I always thought it was something from my stomach?!

[hannah33]

Yeah I get them too, they're absolutly DISGUESTING!!!!!! ICK I HATE THEM SO MUCH. My Doctor says that they're cultures of bacteria growing in the crevases (sp?) in my tonsils. >.<
*Hannah goes and drinks bottle of antibacterial mouthwash*

[japa]

Not really - They're common among all types of people.

Isnt it weird how many of us EMETS have tonsil stones???

[samara's on tv]

I've never had this problem, and frankly I'm glad I've never had this problem...LoL it would gross me out too much!


~Monica

[angel13]

Ok, after the description posted by trixie, I don't think I've ever had them. They sound horrible though! Someone post a picture next time they get one!!! ....actually that might be going a bit far [img]smileys/smilies_04.gif[/img]But I'm just oddly intrigued!


I wonder if there's some way to prevent them..?

[crimgoddess]

I'm with angel- I have coughed up some gross things in my lifetime....but never something that resembles what was described. I am grossed out yet intrigued as well!


*amber*

[japa]

From what I know, they consist of masses of white blood cells that are fightingbacteria on your tonsils.