First of all, tonsil stones are disgusting! They are made up of detritus that gathers in crevices in your tonsils. This can consist of old food, mucus, a concentration of minerals and various debris that gets stuck in the hills and valleys of irritated tonsils.
Why is this a problem?
Tonsil stones cause bad breath, and they cause your tonsils to ache. If you are subject to them, they will appear on a fairly continuous basis and cause you problems. Here is good explanation about tonsil stones or tonsillolith http://tonsilcure.com/tonsillolith.html
The flotsam gathers in your tonsils until it becomes apparent as swollen white spots that look like abscesses. These may become infected and cause you further problems or they may gradually dislodge themselves causing you some discomfort in the back of your throat. When they dislodge on their own, you will experience a bad taste in your mouth and then you'll find that you have one of these small, revolting pebbles floating around in your mouth.
What can be done? As a preventative and matter of ongoing maintenance, you can and should gargle with warm, fairly strong salt water several times a day. Put a heaping teaspoon of salt into a cup of warm water. Gargle repeatedly and at length two or three times daily to help keep your tonsils as clean as possible and to dislodge stones that may be ready to disembark from your tonsils. When you do it this way, you can reduce the risk of suddenly being surprised by a disgusting taste, pain and a tonsil stone floating around your mouth; however, this is no guarantee that you will be able to stay ahead of the problem.
Is there a more aggressive approach? You can get rid of tonsil stones on your own if you have a strong stomach and don't have trouble with an overly sensitive gag reflex. To do this, stand under a bright light with a good hand mirror and look into the back of your throat. If you see a white spot on your tonsils, you will know that a tonsil stone is getting ready to launch itself into your mouth.
Beat it to the punch by removing it with a cotton swab. Some people do this using a plain, dry cotton swab to push the stone out of the tonsil. Others dip the swab in peroxide and then swab the entire tonsil with peroxide after the stone is removed.
Even if you don't see a white spot on your tonsils, you can try pressing the tonsil gently with a cotton swab (dry or dipped in peroxide). This light pressure may expel stones that are hiding in the back of your tonsils.
Are gargling and stone expulsion good solutions? To stop tonsil stone development, you should have your tonsils removed. While there is some argument to be made for the tonsils being a part of the immune system, the fact is if you are constantly bothered by irritation, stones and tonsillitis, you are better off without them. When you have them removed, you will experience better health and a completely improved quality of life.
Why is this a problem?
Tonsil stones cause bad breath, and they cause your tonsils to ache. If you are subject to them, they will appear on a fairly continuous basis and cause you problems. Here is good explanation about tonsil stones or tonsillolith http://tonsilcure.com/tonsillolith.html
The flotsam gathers in your tonsils until it becomes apparent as swollen white spots that look like abscesses. These may become infected and cause you further problems or they may gradually dislodge themselves causing you some discomfort in the back of your throat. When they dislodge on their own, you will experience a bad taste in your mouth and then you'll find that you have one of these small, revolting pebbles floating around in your mouth.
What can be done? As a preventative and matter of ongoing maintenance, you can and should gargle with warm, fairly strong salt water several times a day. Put a heaping teaspoon of salt into a cup of warm water. Gargle repeatedly and at length two or three times daily to help keep your tonsils as clean as possible and to dislodge stones that may be ready to disembark from your tonsils. When you do it this way, you can reduce the risk of suddenly being surprised by a disgusting taste, pain and a tonsil stone floating around your mouth; however, this is no guarantee that you will be able to stay ahead of the problem.
Is there a more aggressive approach? You can get rid of tonsil stones on your own if you have a strong stomach and don't have trouble with an overly sensitive gag reflex. To do this, stand under a bright light with a good hand mirror and look into the back of your throat. If you see a white spot on your tonsils, you will know that a tonsil stone is getting ready to launch itself into your mouth.
Beat it to the punch by removing it with a cotton swab. Some people do this using a plain, dry cotton swab to push the stone out of the tonsil. Others dip the swab in peroxide and then swab the entire tonsil with peroxide after the stone is removed.
Even if you don't see a white spot on your tonsils, you can try pressing the tonsil gently with a cotton swab (dry or dipped in peroxide). This light pressure may expel stones that are hiding in the back of your tonsils.
Are gargling and stone expulsion good solutions? To stop tonsil stone development, you should have your tonsils removed. While there is some argument to be made for the tonsils being a part of the immune system, the fact is if you are constantly bothered by irritation, stones and tonsillitis, you are better off without them. When you have them removed, you will experience better health and a completely improved quality of life.
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