Food gets stuck in tonsils!

[singer1]

Does anyone suffer from having food getting lodged in a tonsil? If so, does it feel like your throat is sore on that particular side when you swallow? I have tried rinsing, gargeling, etc...nothing helps. I usually have to take my fingernail and dig it out and today I made it bleed a little bit. My tonsil is larger than the one that doesn't give me trouble, but they say that getting your tonsils out as an adult is pretty hard on you. WHat should I do? The pain gets unbearable at times.

[ab123]

Singer1,

They are called tonsil stones. I used to get them. I just had my tonsils out because of them. (I am 26 by the way.)

Anyway, use the search option here. There are a few extensive posts about them.

Tonsil stones are a build-up of bacteria that get lodged in the pockets of the tonsils. From my understanding, there really isn't a known cause for this problem. Many people have this problem.

I got tried of picking them out. Tired of being self-conscious about the odor they cause. Tired of trying antibiotics, one after another after another. I just opted for the tonsillectomy.

Any questions, holler!!

amy

[singer1]

Originally Posted by ab123

Singer1,

They are called tonsil stones. I used to get them. I just had my tonsils out because of them. (I am 26 by the way.)

Anyway, use the search option here. There are a few extensive posts about them.

Tonsil stones are a build-up of bacteria that get lodged in the pockets of the tonsils. From my understanding, there really isn't a known cause for this problem. Many people have this problem.

I got tried of picking them out. Tired of being self-conscious about the odor they cause. Tired of trying antibiotics, one after another after another. I just opted for the tonsillectomy.

Any questions, holler!!

amy

Tonsil stones....haven't heard of that! They don't know what causes it? did it hurt on that side when you swallowed? Is there any solution of getting rid of them? Brother! Always something! When did you get your tonsils out? How was the recovery? I'm 40 and the Dr. said it wouldn't be very pretty!

[ab123]

Singer1,

There are mouth washes/gargles available on the internet. I never tried them though. I just don't buy into stuff like thatt. Like I said, the antibiotics didn't work for me. My ENT said they do work for some people.

The stones never hurt, I could just feel there was something there. I had the surgery on Feb. 27th. The pain was significant, but if you keep up with the pain meds it's tolerable. In the beginning it feels like there is a kleenex or cotton ball in your throat. I took adult liquid tylenol at about the half way point between the codeine doses. The worst pain for me came at about day 6 when the scab started to fall off. I was back to work on the 8th of March. Uphill from there.

Now at basically one month later, I still have a constant sore throat. I still use Chloraseptic. Overall it was, on a scale of 1-10, about an 8 for me.

I have to say that if I were 10 years older, I don't know if I would have made the same choice.

As my boss says, "It's all about the quality of life. You have to decide what makes life better for you." There is an end to the pain. There may not be an end to the tonsil stones!!!

Amy

[singer1]

Originally Posted by ab123

Singer1,

There are mouth washes/gargles available on the internet. I never tried them though. I just don't buy into stuff like thatt. Like I said, the antibiotics didn't work for me. My ENT said they do work for some people.

The stones never hurt, I could just feel there was something there. I had the surgery on Feb. 27th. The pain was significant, but if you keep up with the pain meds it's tolerable. In the beginning it feels like there is a kleenex or cotton ball in your throat. I took adult liquid tylenol at about the half way point between the codeine doses. The worst pain for me came at about day 6 when the scab started to fall off. I was back to work on the 8th of March. Uphill from there.

Now at basically one month later, I still have a constant sore throat. I still use Chloraseptic. Overall it was, on a scale of 1-10, about an 8 for me.

I have to say that if I were 10 years older, I don't know if I would have made the same choice.

As my boss says, "It's all about the quality of life. You have to decide what makes life better for you." There is an end to the pain. There may not be an end to the tonsil stones!!!

Amy

Then I'm not sure what the pain is then. I have a much larger tonsil on one side (which is the side that I have the food/stones) and when I swallow, it feels like something is stuck in one of the "pockets" that I have in my tonsils and it does feel like a sore throat, but just on that one side. I don't know...I know it's ANNOYING! I wonder is stones are more likely to occur in people if they sleep with their mouth open at night? Hmmm.....