What are those hard chunky smelly things that someone coughs up?!
Question: They're like, in the back of someone's throat, and before they come up, they gag a person, and makes them want to puke. They're a yellowish color, and smell so very foul. I brush my teeth daily, and I just can't understand this. I ask, because Mine have been bigger lately (about the size of a dime and before that, they were about the size of a small pea) it scares me. (I smoke, and I can't help to think, that maybe, it's parts of my lungs coming up?) I smoked for 5 years, and I'm 20 years old. Thanks......
Answers: They're like, in the back of someone's throat, and before they come up, they gag a person, and makes them want to puke. They're a yellowish color, and smell so very foul. I brush my teeth daily, and I just can't understand this. I ask, because Mine have been bigger lately (about the size of a dime and before that, they were about the size of a small pea) it scares me. (I smoke, and I can't help to think, that maybe, it's parts of my lungs coming up?) I smoked for 5 years, and I'm 20 years old. Thanks......
Actually they are tonsil stones or Tonsilloliths. Look it up, nothing to be concerned about, they smell terrible and if you struggle with Halitosis (bad breath) this is probably why. They can range in size and also make your throat hurt or feel like youre not "wetting" all of your throat when you swallow. There are different ways to treat it if it becomes a problem. tonsilectomy here is a great website about tonsil stones and
there are also support groups available online. Most people have them, but just swallow them without even knowing it. here is wikipedia info on them
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?titl... here is a link to a site that has great pictures for you to compare with your own stones
http://www.tonsilstones.net/pictures-of-...
Sounds like Mucus
Rinse your mouth before you go to bed or drink water.
I notice if i eat/drink something sweet before bed this happens or if i'm fighting a cold.
Also, I don't smoke.
I smoke also but the only thing I cough up sometimes is phlem. I have never coughed up anything like you are talking about, even when I have been sick and I have smoked for at least 15 years. Yes you should go to your dr. When you cough one up put it in like a ziploc bag or something so they can analyze it.
not familiar with 'hard chunks' - pls go the the doc!