Hmm, sounds like you might be right - I was told it was plaque :/ - they could be tonsilloliths.
If they're minor "inconveniences" if you can live with them, why risk getting rid of your tonsils?
(btw, who's gross now
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Ian
I used to get them and get tonsilitus every year. I don't get them or tonsilitus any more not sure why, but I do drink more than I used to. You could always try gargling with mouthwash
the question is:is it worth the hassle and loss of immunity that tonsil removal incurs,to cease the production of these minor irritances...?
for those who don't know,in Cryptic Tonsillitis,the tonsils have cracks and ravines on them,in which food and bacteria build up.occasionally pellets will come up.
has anyone else experienced something like this?
Yes, I have. It is a minor nuisance in my case...I had many strep throats as a child but I still have my tonsils and have no serious problems with them now...maybe because they are so tiny.
apparently it can make the breath smell somewhat though.did you find this?
Well, this phenomenon does give me a temporary bad taste, but I haven't heard any complaints about my breath...I would be more concerned about flossing my teeth than about the occasional speck of food in my tonsils, but I suppose if your tonsils harbor a lot of food particles, it might affect your breath. Have you asked your doctor or dentist about this?
if your throat is sore it could be strep throat, but yeah...i think you'd notcie that
Yes, I think they are tonsilloliths. I don't think just one or two would make your breath stink but if you had lots, it could. Drinking orange juice and eating foods like raw carrots and celery could help get rid of them a bit.
Never experienced something like this, but I get strep throat almost every winter, and had a tonsil abcess when I was 8. I nearly died. I still panic when I get sore throats because I fear having another abcess.
i keep bringing up these small off-white pellets from the back of my throat.
they stink like the very essence of decay,and are hard until some pressure is applied,at which point they break apart then become paste.
any ideas?
Yes, stop aggravating the OCD-cleanliness "Howard Hughes aspect" of my consciousness. Now I have to "rinse this thought" out of my mind somehow, and try to forget about this.
I know Aspies can be tactless, but I would think we're pretty good in restraining the "too much information" category I see NTs exhibit very often... perhaps I am wrong.
i keep bringing up these small off-white pellets from the back of my throat.
they stink like the very essence of decay,and are hard until some pressure is applied,at which point they break apart then become paste.
any ideas?
Yes, stop aggravating the OCD-cleanliness "Howard Hughes aspect" of my consciousness. Now I have to "rinse this thought" out of my mind somehow, and try to forget about this.
I know Aspies can be tactless, but I would think we're pretty good in restraining the "too much information" category I see NTs exhibit very often... perhaps I am wrong.
we poke and prod at different aspects of each others mind's on this site all the time, why not include our body's some times?
I don't know what colour but does whatever you're talking about feel something like skinless peas, or bringing up cud?
uhh...i dont know what peas feel like,i dont like the flavour :p
I think they're made up mainly of dead skin cells and that's probably why they smell nasty.
One thing that could aggravate them is drinking a lot of milk, whereas fibrous foods will probably clean out most of the white bits.