Tonsil Stones Health Feed

Tonsilloliths, are hard white or yellow formations that are located on or within the tonsils. Tonsil stones rarely cause larger health complications. However, sometimes they can grow into larger formations that can cause your tonsils to swell, and they often have an unpleasant odor. Let's have a detailed discussion to ensure proper treatment.

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Cannot help you with tonsils problem being a dietician but surely can help with the weight issues
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Generally tonsil stones are harmless. You may ignore them. Only solution to get rid of them is tonsil syrgery.

Till they are not troublesome, you may safely disregard them. If producing minor symptoms like a bad breath, or a prickly feeling, you may apply pressure adjacent to them with a blunt object like the handle of your tooth brush or a wooden ice-cream stick, now and then.
Surgery is the last option, not generally suggested by the surgeon but opted by the patient if suffering in different ways.

It's basically deposits of food particles in small gaps seen in the tonsils. Adequate oral hygiene is the best precaution. Do saline gargle Daily at night. To get rid of this for the time being do medicated gargles daily thrice. If it's repeated coming and disturbing you then surgical removal of tonsils can be considers.

Tonsilloliths or tonsil stones are calcifications that form in the crypts of the palatal tonsils. They are also known to form in the throat and on the roof of the mouth. Tonsils are filled with crevices where bacteria and other materials, including dead cells and mucus, can become trapped.
Many require no treatment. Larger ones can be removed by a doctor.

I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you.
Unfortunately, there are loads of nooks and crannies for bacteria, germs, and debris to hide in, and that's how you get tonsil stones. When the bacteria and debris builds up, it forms tonsil stones in the crevices. The calcified stones can grow and multiply.
Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a treatment plan for you.

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Take cap. Tonsari 1-1-1 with hot water after food and tab. Lakshmivilasa Ras 1-1-1 after food. These medicines should be taken for 6-8 weeks continuously. Take tab. Tribhuvanakirti Ras 1-1-1 till the fever subsides. Avoid cold and refrigerated food, sweets and oil fried food. Do salt water gorgling 2-3 times a day.

I don't know how you identified the smell as that of tonsil stones. Are you frequently having tonsil or throat pain or infection. Are you currently having throat pain? Yes tonsil infections with white plaque like patches on them colloquially called as tonsil stones can cause putrid or poop like smell. This is due to the the bacterial action on food remnants. If you are not having any fever or throat pain you can try managing the condition with any antibacterial mouth gargle like povidone iodine ...more

The best option is to meet an ENTSurgeon equipped with LASERs in your city as LASER assisted Tonsillar Ablation is the best option where about 2 mm thickness of the tonsillar surface is vapourised by the LASER. This will render the Tonsillar Crypt shallow so food cannot be trapped in it causing the tonsillolith. Another benefit is that the foul-smelling bacteria that reside on the surface of the tonsil will also be destroyed during this procedure, so you can also say goodbye to bad breath!