Tonsil Trouble?!


Question: So, lately, I have had a bad sore throat. I was checking my throat with a flashlight to see if my throat was red and my right tonsil was really swollen. I also saw a little white speck (looking exactly like chopped garlic) in one of the crevaces in my tonsil. I got a Q-tip and removed it to see that my tonsil was FILLED with these little white things. I dont know what they are, but this is the second time this has happened. Any idea of what it is?


Answers: So, lately, I have had a bad sore throat. I was checking my throat with a flashlight to see if my throat was red and my right tonsil was really swollen. I also saw a little white speck (looking exactly like chopped garlic) in one of the crevaces in my tonsil. I got a Q-tip and removed it to see that my tonsil was FILLED with these little white things. I dont know what they are, but this is the second time this has happened. Any idea of what it is?

Okay here is what I found on Tonsil stone Treatment:
The most aggressive form of treatment involves surgical removal of the stone, via oral curette or a tonsillectomy to remove the tonsils.
Tonsilloliths can be removed by the patient. Using a medicine dropper (especially one with a curved tip) can help to suck out the stones if they are small enough. A cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide applied directly on the tonsil stones will not necessarily dislodge them - it may help some sufferers of tonsilloliths while others may experience only an unpleasant gagging sensation. The use of a water pick (irrigator) to clear out the crypts of accumulated debris may also help (only use an adjustable unit on the low pressure setting as you may damage tissue with the high pressure units). Use a solution of salt water, or a mixture of hydrogen peroxide with mouthwash in the water pick tank instead of (or combined with) water to cleanse the tonsil crypts and help prevent future tonsilloliths. While difficult to perform due to the gag reflex, a quick brushing with a toothbrush will generally remove any tonsilloliths. Another effective way to remove tonsil stones is by pressing a finger against the bottom of the tonsil and pushing upward. The pressure squeezes out stones. Some people can even reach them with their tongue, which is the best method as the tongue doesn't stimulate the gag reflex.
Another remedy for removing them, without stimulating the gag reflex,(in most people) is to simply flex the throat, this causes the tonsils to tense up and will often result in the tonsil stone popping out.
For large crevices, an effective tool for digging out a stone is an ear curette. The curette is used primarily for the removal of ear wax, but is effective for removal of tonsil stones as well. It comprises a long thin metal stick with a tiny metal loop at the end. Alternatives include the curved end of a hair grip (bobby pin) or a cotton swab.
A longer term cure is possible by using laser resurfacing. The procedure is called laser tonsillotomy, or laser tonsillectomy. This technique can be performed under local anaesthetic, using the scanned carbon dioxide laser, which vaporises and removes the surface of the tonsils. In this way, the edges of the crypts and crevices that collect the debris are flattened out, so that they can no longer trap material. Therefore stones, which are almost like pearls forming from a grain of sand, cannot form.
The most drastic method, a tonsillectomy, is not usually indicated or recommended, but will provide permanent relief.

maybe you have streph throat.

Tonsilitis or possibly a really bad bacterial infection. You should most definitely see a doctor as you definitely have a fever, maybe high, and he will prescribe some kind of antibiotic like penacillin(if that's how you spell it) or amoxicillin or some other kind of bacteria killer.

What you are describing sounds like tonsillitis. It is an infection of the tonsils, causing swelling (inflammation) and those white spots. It can be treated with antibiotics. You may also find more immediate relief with an OTC pain reliever and a sore-throat spray like Cloraseptic.

If you have a series of throat infections (pharyngitis, tonsillitis) over an extended period of time, which require constant antibiotic treatment, some doctors may recommend a tonsillectomy. They aren't necessary for everyone, and in adults recovery from a tonsillectomy can be rather painful.

Still, for myself (regular allergies, several throat and tonsil infections per year), a tonsillectomy was the right answer. I have had nearly no sore throats since then -- but I have to hydrate regularly since my tonsils aren't there to moisten the air coming in my mouth!

Tonsilitis, prolly caused by Streptococcus.

You better see your doc or lab --- doc will give you antibiotics & maybe NSAID.
Oh, and there a simple rapid test for Strept throat.





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