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tonsil stones??

Katie
almost 10 years

does anybody else get these??

i thought i had food stuck in the back of my throat but i'm 96% sure it's actually tonsil stones but they're refusing to come out, i've tried literally everything that the internet has to offer thus far (including trying to dislodge them using actual objects but i'm not doing that anymore because even when suppressed my gag reflex is super strong)

help pls

Sonrio
almost 10 years
rest in peace katie
blacksnakemoan
almost 10 years
I always thought the other option was a squirt gun of water pointed at them to flush them out.

Like those syringes dentists give you to keep your gums clean after a tooth is extracted.
Katie
almost 10 years

Edark says


Katie says

update: i used mouthwash this morning and when i was drinking water a couple of minutes afterwards i swallowed it, kinda disgusting but i am super relieved


thats nasty


i googled it and apparently a lot of people get them without even realizing and swallow them in their sleep :-)))
Edark
almost 10 years

Katie says

update: i used mouthwash this morning and when i was drinking water a couple of minutes afterwards i swallowed it, kinda disgusting but i am super relieved


thats nasty
Katie
almost 10 years
update: i used mouthwash this morning and when i was drinking water a couple of minutes afterwards i swallowed it, kinda disgusting but i am super relieved
blacksnakemoan
almost 10 years
Aren't you English? Only Americans ask for medical advice online. Go utilise the NHS.
Miloo7
almost 10 years
96%
Is that supposed to be 69?
xela
almost 10 years
try sea men
deletedalmost 10 years
Working on your gag reflex is a win/win, as opposed to just removing your tonsils
Katie
almost 10 years

Arcbell says

If she's tried with objects I imagine she's tried with her tongue already.....


yeah this, i appreciate the advice though
Zwink
almost 10 years
It might not be tonsil stones. I thought I had them too, but it turned out to be tonsillitis mixed with strep throat. Go see your pcp.
Arcbell
almost 10 years
If she's tried with objects I imagine she's tried with her tongue already.....
deletedalmost 10 years
OH in all seriousness I think I get these all the time. I just didn't know what you were referring to. I do what ScubaSteve said. I just dig em' out and spit them. It's usually pretty easy for me and I've never had any issues with them.
ArieI
almost 10 years
[3:00:44 PM] scubasteve: I used to get these. Solution: brush your teeth three times a day, mouthwash twice, floss daily.
[3:01:01 PM] scubasteve: to get rid of them, I would just dig them out with my tongue and spit 'em out in the sink.
[3:01:13 PM] scubasteve: otherwise she's just better off asking her doc to remove her tonsils entirely.
deletedalmost 10 years
If you remove your throat you won't feel pain there anymore!
Katie
almost 10 years
i'm ruling out everything you say from now on as a moo point
deletedalmost 10 years
I'm telling you that it might work!
Katie
almost 10 years

rutab says

Did you try turning your throat on and off?


stoppppPppPPp ;~;
deletedalmost 10 years
Did you try turning your throat on and off?