Let us foster an understanding about Tonsillolith

By Kevin Benth


Have you experienced sudden pains in your throat despite having neither swelling nor infection? Has it made you wonder what it could possibly be? You may be surprised to know that this pain may be due to tonsil stones present in your throat. They are very small in size - as small as a pea and can be seen housed in the folds or crevices in your throat.

The reason why these stones are so hard is due to the presence of phosphorus and similar minerals. When these stones grow in size, they can cause you extreme discomfort. The small stones, since they are little, are incapable of causing any problem, but there always lies the probability that they may grow in size and cause pain and distress, troubling you on a daily basis till you get them removed.

Symptoms A mirror will not always help your trace the tonsil stones in your throat. There are a number of symptoms that may help you identify the existence of tonsil stones in your throat. The first and the biggest symptom is halitosis or bad breath that points out the existence of the calcified formations in your throat.

Even though bad breath indicates the onset of many other problems in our body, it should never be treated simply as having a bad smelling mouth. It is a very telling sign of something wrong in our body.

This is because halitosis occurs due to presence of sulfuric compounds in the mouth. It is caused due to the breeding of bacteria in our throat and mouth. As the breeding continues, the sulfuric compounds get stronger, result being bad breath.

Not only these bacteria cause bad breath, they also cause the development of tonsillolith or stones around the tonsils. Any tenderness and accompanying swelling in your throat is another sign of the presence of tonsil stones in your throat.

The reasons for the inflammation of the throat tissues may be many but the frequent inflammation indicates to the existence of hard foreign formations rooted in the folds of the tonsil region. The presence of white debris in the throat area is the third symptom pointing out this medical condition.

White debris is an indication of an unhealthy throat. If you encounter large white formations in the throat region then you should visit an ENT doctor who looks after the problem of nose, ear & throat.

An intolerable pain in your ears is another symptom of the presence of stones in your throat. Tonsil stones are capable of inducing pain in your ear. Our eyes, ears and throat share an extensive and sensitive nerve network which causes related troubles in all the areas if any one of them suffers from some problems. So if your throat is housing stones, it can be felt in other surrounding parts, especially your ears.

Tonsil stone removal An appropriate surgery through an ENT doctor is the safest way of getting rid of the tonsil stones. There is no need to panic about the surgery as it is not painful. A mild anesthesia will be given to you by the doctor that will not put you to sleep but will give you a numb feeling in the area where the surgery is performed.




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