Tonsil Stones

[Anonymous]

After 40 years of having recurring tonsil stones, I finally found where they were/are lurking (have looked many times before but never found them). Very satisfying and shocking at the same time...

[Anonymous]

Okay....where are they hiding? How did you find them?

[Anonymous]

So I thought I felt one in the back of my throat and I took a flashlight and took a look. I saw one peeking out from a flap on the tonsil that I never knew existed. When I pulled the flap back, I saw a bunch hiding in there. At the upper most part of the flap I found a crevice and that’s where the mother load sit (sort of like an iceberg. What appeared to be a smallish stone at the surface, was actually hiding a lot of material embedded behind it. A combination of pulling the flap back and engaging the gag reflex dislodges the larger pieces). It’s been endless....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I thought I felt one in the back of my throat and I took a flashlight and took a look. I saw one peeking out from a flap on the tonsil that I never knew existed. When I pulled the flap back, I saw a bunch hiding in there. At the upper most part of the flap I found a crevice and that’s where the mother load sit (sort of like an iceberg. What appeared to be a smallish stone at the surface, was actually hiding a lot of material embedded behind it. A combination of pulling the flap back and engaging the gag reflex dislodges the larger pieces). It’s been endless....

My dh gets them and our dentist told him to use the waterpik to remove them.

[Anonymous]

Ew. Honestly just get your tonsils removed. I did at 40. I think it helped. Otherwise if you insist on keeping them, gargle a lot with listeria and really tilt your head back.

[Anonymous]

Ewwwwww.

I love disgusting stuff like this. But ewwwwww.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ew. Honestly just get your tonsils removed. I did at 40. I think it helped. Otherwise if you insist on keeping them, gargle a lot with listeria and really tilt your head back.

If you do gargle with listeria, you can vomit the stones out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ew. Honestly just get your tonsils removed. I did at 40. I think it helped. Otherwise if you insist on keeping them, gargle a lot with listeria and really tilt your head back.

Should people with nail fungus cut off their toes? Tonsils are an important part of your immune system. You should keep them if you can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I thought I felt one in the back of my throat and I took a flashlight and took a look. I saw one peeking out from a flap on the tonsil that I never knew existed. When I pulled the flap back, I saw a bunch hiding in there. At the upper most part of the flap I found a crevice and that’s where the mother load sit (sort of like an iceberg. What appeared to be a smallish stone at the surface, was actually hiding a lot of material embedded behind it. A combination of pulling the flap back and engaging the gag reflex dislodges the larger pieces). It’s been endless....

My dh gets them and our dentist told him to use the waterpik to remove them.

I’m not sure the waterpik would be able to get into area where these are located...

[Anonymous]

I get them sometimes but as much as I look, I can never seem to find them until they push right up to the verge of falling out. At that point I can gargle it out, but I always know when I have one bc I get a pain in my ear- not an earache per se, but my ear hurts. Usually the tonsil hurts too. Sometimes if I go deep with my toothbrush I can brush it out. God-damned they are gross. I hate them

[Anonymous]

I take a mini flashlight and a wet qtip and go after their crypts weekly. I hate hate hate them. I also have a water syringe (like this https://www.amazon.com/TecUnite-Disposable-Measurement-Irrigation-Mouthwash/dp/B078K8SVMN/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=QJPCJP52BHW7&dchild=1) for flushing them out when the qtip can't get to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I thought I felt one in the back of my throat and I took a flashlight and took a look. I saw one peeking out from a flap on the tonsil that I never knew existed. When I pulled the flap back, I saw a bunch hiding in there. At the upper most part of the flap I found a crevice and that’s where the mother load sit (sort of like an iceberg. What appeared to be a smallish stone at the surface, was actually hiding a lot of material embedded behind it. A combination of pulling the flap back and engaging the gag reflex dislodges the larger pieces). It’s been endless....

My dh gets them and our dentist told him to use the waterpik to remove them.

I’m not sure the waterpik would be able to get into area where these are located...

+1. I have them and use a bamboo barbecue skewer to nudge them out. I have never understood how the hell a waterpik is supposed to work back there.

[Anonymous]

I had my tonsils out because of tonsil stones. I couldn’t deal with them anymore. I would also run a low grade fever from the bacteria.
One week of recovery and problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ew. Honestly just get your tonsils removed. I did at 40. I think it helped. Otherwise if you insist on keeping them, gargle a lot with listeria and really tilt your head back.

Should people with nail fungus cut off their toes? Tonsils are an important part of your immune system. You should keep them if you can.

Also, this is a major surgery as an adult. It's much riskier than when you're a kid.

[Anonymous]

I had my tonsils out in my 30s. Yes, it was an uncomfortable recovery, but it is NOT "major surgery". The whole thing took 20 minutes. For me it was a major life improvement from the recurring infections & constant antibiotics that had become my life up to that point.