I have never crushed one to sniff, but I get a really shitty (literally) taste in my mouth from them so I'm sure they're foul! But to OP I would try the home remedies first. Have you seen an ENT to discuss options?

Mine have nothing to do with infection/sickness. Ever since I had mono as a teenager, my tonsil beds have been really 'cryptic'- large holes. It traps food easier. Often I can even find the central spec of dirt/debris that caused the tonsilith to begin to form. I just take a saline syringe to the back of my throat as part of my daily oral hygiene now and rarely see them.

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Anonymous wrote:I've been getting tonsil stones for about a year now. They are gross recur frequently regardless of what I do. I'm tired of digging them out and I'm tired of having bad breath or worrying that I do. Has anyone had their tonsils removed for this or other problems in adulthood? Wondering if it's worth looking into.

I get these, and am pretty sure they don't cause bad breath for me? I just ignore them, until I can push them out with my tongue.

Are they causing discomfort, or sore throats/infections?

o-o--ho yes they do. Trust me, they are causing bad breath for everyone around you, even if you are unaware. Squish one of the little buggers with your fingers, sniff then pass out/die, then wake up and sniff one more time because you can't believe something so foul came out of your head. Then never do it again. And never talk about it.

Except on threads like this.

So weird. Mine totally do not! They are "cheesy" at best. Haha, gonna have to ask my kids the next time to smell 'em, but I swear mine are not foul.

Anonymous wrote:I stopped getting those once I started using a Neil med sinus rinse.

they also form from eating food and trapping in the tonsils

I had mine out at 24. Recovery sucked - I spent a week in bed, then went back to work for a day and that night started bleeding and had to go to the ER and get re-cauterized and basically restart the healing process. So, don't go back to work too soon! It was worth it though, I had tonsillitis for 4 months and finally felt better after the surgery.

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Anonymous wrote:I've been getting tonsil stones for about a year now. They are gross recur frequently regardless of what I do. I'm tired of digging them out and I'm tired of having bad breath or worrying that I do. Has anyone had their tonsils removed for this or other problems in adulthood? Wondering if it's worth looking into.

I get these, and am pretty sure they don't cause bad breath for me? I just ignore them, until I can push them out with my tongue.

Are they causing discomfort, or sore throats/infections?

o-o--ho yes they do. Trust me, they are causing bad breath for everyone around you, even if you are unaware. Squish one of the little buggers with your fingers, sniff then pass out/die, then wake up and sniff one more time because you can't believe something so foul came out of your head. Then never do it again. And never talk about it.

Except on threads like this.

Anonymous wrote:I've been getting tonsil stones for about a year now. They are gross recur frequently regardless of what I do. I'm tired of digging them out and I'm tired of having bad breath or worrying that I do. Has anyone had their tonsils removed for this or other problems in adulthood? Wondering if it's worth looking into.

I get these, and am pretty sure they don't cause bad breath for me? I just ignore them, until I can push them out with my tongue.

Are they causing discomfort, or sore throats/infections?

I had my tonsils removed when I was a kid, but then had tonsil "tags" removed when I was in college. I don't recall my recovery being that bad when I was in college, but maybe that's because I had the hard part done when I was a kid? Life was so much better afterward - I think it was well worth it.

I had it done at 40. As others are saying, the recovery is very rough. I was out of work for two weeks and spent nearly every minute of them on the couch. I stayed on top of the pain medicine but it is nearly impossible to eat or drink anything for over a week It was rough, but I'm glad I did it. I did it for tonsil stones too and I'm glad I don't have to worry about it anymore.

I did when I was 20 and it was awful. I was in bed for almost two weeks. However, it was worth it for me because I never had strep again, and I used to get it twice a year.

Anonymous wrote:I had mine out in college. It was incredibly painful, you may not be able to go back to work for almost a week. Have backup! That said, it was the right thing to do as I don't get sick as often as I used to when I had my golf-ball sized tonsils.

Me too! I was sick all of the time, and it was so painful. Now I get sick maybe once a year. Recovery sucked, think in bed, not eating, and sleeping sitting up.

I do not regret it at all.

I had mine out in college. It was incredibly painful, you may not be able to go back to work for almost a week. Have backup! That said, it was the right thing to do as I don't get sick as often as I used to when I had my golf-ball sized tonsils.

I stopped getting those once I started using a Neil med sinus rinse.

I had it done when I was about 25. It was the most painful thing ive ever done. I had to keep my 6 year old home from school to help me with her 3 year old sister. (Dad was deployed and we knew no one in town.). The good thing was the pain was only for a couple days.

I've been getting tonsil stones for about a year now. They are gross recur frequently regardless of what I do. I'm tired of digging them out and I'm tired of having bad breath or worrying that I do. Has anyone had their tonsils removed for this or other problems in adulthood? Wondering if it's worth looking into.