Please help tonsil problem!?!
Question:
Please help tonsil problem!?
have food stuck in one of the creveces of my tonsils. like one of those white things. and it has been there for 3 days already!! im really getting tired of it cuz it wont come out. how can i get it out?
can i use like a long toothpick? or a cotton swab to touch my tonsil? maybe that would get it out?
please help!
Answers:
It's called tonsillolith (tonsillo=tonsils and lith=stones). They are small food particles that gets trapped in the folds of your tonsils. They stink. When they get big, its starts coming out. The only way you can remove it is to express it using your fingers or a long q-tip. Or if you can inhibit your gag reflex, use a water pik and channel the output to that particular fold. Make sure waterpik is set to the lowest setting because it can hurt you. I know this because I have this once in a while and I have my doctor look at it. He was surprised that I know what it's called. I have doctor friends too. Or to eliminate gettting it anymore, have your tonsils removed. I didn't consider the latter.