Treatment options for those suffering from tonsil stones has become widely available over the past several years. Unfortunately, there aren't any "one and done" solutions. But with some changes to your regular oral habits combined with regular use of the products available, it is possible to keep the little buggers from being a nuisance.
Tonsilloliths are not only embarrassing to deal with, they can actually be painful in various ways. If they have hardened enough, it can often feel as though one is lodged deep within your throat, and makes every swallow challenging. At other times, one can trip your gag reflex, forcing you to work really hard to keep from vomiting at the most inopportune time.
If you have ever wondered where your bad breath comes from, this will certainly give you a clue. Tonsilloliths are made up of the exact same bacterial sulfur compounds that give you bad breath. In fact, these tonsil stones are sometime the *only* cause of your halitosis problem. Get rid of them, and you get rid of the bad breath too!
Some try to squeeze out the tonsillolith by pressing and scratching at the tonsils with their fingers. Others attempt the same procedure using an implement of some kind to push them out of the crypts within the tonsil. Please be aware that this can be a potentially hazardous and unhygienic method of removing the stones with the possibility of making them bleed and feel sore.
If you do insist on squeezing them out, it is possibly better to first make sure you have scrubbed your hands clean and then use a moistened cotton bud to gently squeeze the tonsil until the tonsillolith works its way free. Remember that pushing anything down your throat can make you gag and will not cure tonsil stones for good. In fact this will do nothing at all for any bad breath issues or horrible dry tastes you may have and is not a method I would personally endorse.
There is one other option, and its the choice I have been using for almost 6 years now. it is a total oral hygiene kit created by a dentist who is also a trained biologist. By combining his two specialties, he has created a product that get to the root of the problem by eliminating the problem bacteria without leaving your mouth dry - which ends up leaving your mouth more susceptible to a new invasion of bacteria! - 16650
Tonsilloliths are not only embarrassing to deal with, they can actually be painful in various ways. If they have hardened enough, it can often feel as though one is lodged deep within your throat, and makes every swallow challenging. At other times, one can trip your gag reflex, forcing you to work really hard to keep from vomiting at the most inopportune time.
If you have ever wondered where your bad breath comes from, this will certainly give you a clue. Tonsilloliths are made up of the exact same bacterial sulfur compounds that give you bad breath. In fact, these tonsil stones are sometime the *only* cause of your halitosis problem. Get rid of them, and you get rid of the bad breath too!
Some try to squeeze out the tonsillolith by pressing and scratching at the tonsils with their fingers. Others attempt the same procedure using an implement of some kind to push them out of the crypts within the tonsil. Please be aware that this can be a potentially hazardous and unhygienic method of removing the stones with the possibility of making them bleed and feel sore.
If you do insist on squeezing them out, it is possibly better to first make sure you have scrubbed your hands clean and then use a moistened cotton bud to gently squeeze the tonsil until the tonsillolith works its way free. Remember that pushing anything down your throat can make you gag and will not cure tonsil stones for good. In fact this will do nothing at all for any bad breath issues or horrible dry tastes you may have and is not a method I would personally endorse.
There is one other option, and its the choice I have been using for almost 6 years now. it is a total oral hygiene kit created by a dentist who is also a trained biologist. By combining his two specialties, he has created a product that get to the root of the problem by eliminating the problem bacteria without leaving your mouth dry - which ends up leaving your mouth more susceptible to a new invasion of bacteria! - 16650
