... tomy and he gave me all the gory details. I was really getting concerned that I had nasty breath, plus I noticed that after a particularly nasty sinus headache, tonsil stone production would increase the next morning and my tonsils would actually bleed. So I opted for the surgery. ... (5 replies)
... its very odd, ive experienced much less tonsil swelling but im still hacking up these nasty little boogers... ... (5 replies)
... Thank you for the reply. Two doctors have told me it is food getting lodged in the crevices in my tonsils. ... (5 replies)
... Are you sure it's food and not tonsil stones/tonsiloliths? (5 replies)
... Has anyone had an experience where food gets lodged in the crevices in the tonsils? ... (5 replies)
... I just started getting them right before I had my tonsils removed luckily for me I always had really bad strep throats so they were already comming out ot there.
Sorry I don't know anything about addisons disease you might want to do an internet search. (49 replies)
... Has anyone ever heard of tonsil stones? ... (49 replies)
... today, however, i about had a panic attack. i felt a lump in one of my crevices in my tonsils which i assumed was another tonsil stone but i couldnt get it out. ... (3 replies)
... nose and throat doctor and he said to gargle with listerine also he said that if he had had a certain tool he would have just resurfaced the tonsils to eliminate crevices where the bacteria get caught, I suggest people ask for this treatment. Turns out I had an ear infection though and since that's cleared up, no more stones. ... (10 replies)
... I sympathise with you! I have been getting tonsil stones for years - mostly small. But recently I have had a massive one just tucked away in a crevice which became huge. It drove it crazy! I tried everything to dislodge it, but there was no way I could use my fingers as it was in a place where I couldn't reach. Also my gag reflex is strong so made it nearly impossible. I... (5 replies)
... They don't hurt any more, but they naturally have a lot of crevices and crypts where tonsil stones can hide. ... (5 replies)
... For years doctors told me the same thing; however, it turned out I had chronically infected tonsils. Went to an ENT for some sinus issues and mentioned the "food" trapped in my tonsils and was told it wasn't food was hardened pieces of pus/white blood cells. Could be what you have... (5 replies)
... Finally an answer! I am fatigued all the time, but I don't think it's the tonsil stones, they are just smelly little bacteria's and white blood cells. But I found an answer I want to share with you all!! ... (5 replies)
... According to my ENT, "tonsil stones are particles of food that get caught in the crevices of large tonsils. The particles of food causes bacteria to grow and the particle gets larger. ... (8 replies)
... Like you, my tonsils were mainly a nuisance, but in my 30s it seemed like tonsil stone production increased and sometimes they'd bleed. I also noticed a correlation between sinus like headaches and more tonsil stones. ... (5 replies)
... Possibly a tonsil stone. Tonsil stones grow in crevices around and in your tonsils. When they sluff off they leave holes behind. What color is your mass? ... (2 replies)
