What are these yucky chunks in my throat?!

Question: What are these yucky chunks in my throat.?

Every once in a while I will clear my throat and up will come a little grey-ish yellow-ish chunk that smells awful! I know that it is some kind of build-up from my throat.
Anyone know why this happens or ways of clearing them all out.? Doctors-any answers.?Health Question & Answer

Answers:

They're tonsilloliths. Here's some info

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

you know, I had one of those two days ago. My mom is a nurse and she said that those white, yellowish balls are chunks of cold. Our Slavia is filtered through the throat passage where they come from. So wash ur hands after touching them and give ur throat one good heck cause one's coming up.Health Question & Answer

It could be phlegm, but I would say it is material stuck in your tonsils.

Prevention methods include gargling with salt water, cider vinegar, or a non-alcohol-, non-sugar-based mouth wash.

Same as above, I see the question has been answered.

See a doctor, glad you asked!Health Question & Answer

I've just recently learned about these. I've gotten them before too.. they are called tonsil stones. I looked them up on webmd... here is the link! http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/tonsil-...Health Question & Answer

If you smoke its flem build up.
I would see your doc if you have a real concern for this.

*** Second hand smoke can give you extra mucus tooHealth Question & Answer

It's called flem.Health Question & Answer

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