What are these things in my mouth, do you ever get them?!


Question: What are these things in my mouth, do you ever get them.?
They are like little white SMELLY kernals that get collected on my tonsels. I use an end of a long hair barrette to flick them off. my sister gets them, too, and so does my mother. my sister says that they are called something stones. and, that they are mucus and saliva dried up in a hard ball. ICK! do you all ever get them.? know any more info about them.? there is tons of them in my mouth if you open up the gill like thing by your tonsil. they are disgusting. know how to get rid of them, anyone.?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillolit...Health Question & Answer

They are called tonsiliths and they have a reputation for smelling absolutely vile. They are mostly composted of dead leukocytes (white blood cells), saliva, and a biofilm of various oral bacteria.

As far as I know, there is nothing that you can do to get rid of them, save having your tonsils removed via surgery. They are not affected or caused by your diet, but by the structure of the tonsil itself. Most people's tonsils will flush out all of the nasty bacteria and such, but in people who have tonsiliths there are little spaces for all of these nasty things to get caught and fester.

I would advise you to go speak with an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor, they will advise you on what the best course of action for your articular case should be.

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I got one once and thought is was a tumor... they are tonsil stones; mucus, food, and whatever other tasty things collect in your mouth.

What you got to watch out for is infection. Did you get sick often.? Does your throat swell up.?

Keeping a clean mouth should lower your chances of getting them, I don't know why you get so many though.?

More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillolit...Health Question & Answer

Im sorry i don't have any clue. but its possible that your mom got some sort of STD and passed it on to you and your sister. but its just a guess you might want to go to the doctors to have them look at it. thats what i would do.Health Question & Answer

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