Tonsil Stones

[Ksandra]

Has anyone gotten these and found a way to stop them?

yesterday I felt something in the back of my throat and when I got home I looked and saw a white dot behind me left tonsil. So I did some research and it looked like it was a tonsil stone. After watching a youtube vid on how to get it out, today (and 20 cotton swabs later) I managed to get it out. (Huge fucker).

I've never even heard of this shit until yesterday, but from what I have been reading it's fairly common. So after getting it out I started looking for a way to make sure I don't have to deal with that again. Only obvious answer is to get your tonsils removed, but I'd rather not do that if I don't have to. I found a few products to buy (no idea if they work), and someone saying you should gargle with Grapefruit Seed Extract.

It seems like there isn't a lot of answers, because it seems that it isn't really known as to what causes it in the first place (there are a lot of factors it could be).

Just figured I'd see if anyone found a way to make theirs stop since it sounds like if I got one, I'll keep getting them.

For those that don't know here's the youtube vid I used to help me get it out, the guy is pro at it though took me a lot longer lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FL1XxosGI0

[Pirian]

This was just in the that other thread...uhh kidney stone thread, lol. Sucks for you, really <.<

[ZarakiKujata]

Looking forward to more disgusting shit ala the kidney stone thread, but seriously how did you guys not have your tonsils removed as a kid?

[Mizango]

C'mon Ksandra, dont be shy; Show us your dumpster mouth.

[Yuri-G]

oh great, one more annoying thing the human body does that I had no idea about.

I don't think it's that common to have your tonsils removed, though. it's certainly not done in the majority of children.

[Ksandra]

hmmm I didn't read the kidney stone thread....is there any answers in there or should I not bother with it?

[Ksandra]

I don't think it's that common to have your tonsils removed, though.

^ this. When I was growing up the idea seemed to be it was better to have your tonsils than not, unless you got sick a lot, then you'd get them removed.

[Olo401]

OK I never want to get these things.. watching that video gave me the creeps

[Pirian]

youtube "Cheese factory of the mouth" for a great video that was posted in the kidney stone thread

[Ksandra]

Worse part is I guess it causes really bad breath even if you brush /gargle regularly. Which means however long I've had that shit in there I've had bad breath without knowing it. ;_;

[Yabby]

^ this. When I was growing up the idea seemed to be it was better to have your tonsils than not, unless you got sick a lot, then you'd get them removed.

Yea i'm 25 now, never needed to get them removed. My two brothers are the same. I didn't know it was considered normal to have them taken out.

[Pirian]

To be fair, dick breath always smells bad

[Ksandra]

youtube "Cheese factory of the mouth" for a great video that was posted in the kidney stone thread

holy shit, that vid made me feel better lol. Mine was maybe 3 times the size of the guy's in vid (in the op). But looking at how much that other guy had at the end is insane ><;

I can't even imagine how you could get that much in there without noticing....

[edit] actually, considering I didn't even know about this until it started bumping my throat then maybe it is understandable...now I'm paranoid there's more still in there....;_;

[Nirokun!]

I get them and they're fucking disgusting. I havent seen any way to prevent them, because it just seems like some people get them because of the way their tonsils are shaped. Initially, after I found out I had them, I inspected my parents (penlight nurse actionactionaction~) who both have very flat tonsils. I was like fuck

But now I just remove them regularly, and find that, oddly enough, the earpieces of my glasses are the best tool. They're plastic (I can sterilize them yay), smooth (not cutting up my tonsils yay), long (my hand cant fit in my mouth booooo), and curved (there was a toothbrush commercial about this yaaaaay.) I just search and prod until I notice one (usually in the same 3 spots) and wobble it out. I'm hoping someone has some solution to this, but until then, I guess I'm stuck with being more meticulous about mouthcare then most people.

[Murdock]

1. Remove tonsil stones
2. Save in a container
3. Make the worlds worst smelling stink bomb
4. ???
5. Profit

[Syntex]

when I look up cheese factory in the mouth I get this

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...the+mouth&aq=f

so what am I looking for?

[vagus]

The dude in the video needs to scrape his tongue.

[Pirian]

when I look up cheese factory in the mouth I get this

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...the+mouth&aq=f

so what am I looking for?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csDW--7DocA

[Syntex]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csDW--7DocA

Yea I looked up the kidney thread to find the video...

brb looking for q-tips and checking to see if I have this shit in my mouth.

[Ksandra]

But now I just remove them regularly, and find that, oddly enough, the earpieces of my glasses are the best tool. They're plastic (I can sterilize them yay), smooth (not cutting up my tonsils yay), long (my hand cant fit in my mouth booooo), and curved (there was a toothbrush commercial about this yaaaaay.) I just search and prod until I notice one (usually in the same 3 spots) and wobble it out. I'm hoping someone has some solution to this, but until then, I guess I'm stuck with being more meticulous about mouthcare then most people.

holy shit thanks for the advice. After watching that cheese video I got paranoid that there was more in there than the piece I took out. So I used my glasses to really dig in to see, and sure enough there was two more chunks in the same spot hiding up in there lol. @@;

Definitely a lot easier than a cotton swab.

Only thing semi substantial I found btw, is using oxigenated mouthwash/toothpaste. Apparently alcohol can actually cause them to happen, and this includes the alcohol they put in most mouthwashes.

So I guess I'll start trying with that and see if it comes back at all.