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In Tonsils, a Problem the Size of a Pea

As a child, Meghan Swann had suffered several bouts of strep throat, and when she was a teenager, she thought she felt another one coming on. The main symptom was familiar — a dull sore-throat pain.

But this time something was different; there seemed to be a foreign object stuck in the back of her throat, something she couldn’t quite swallow. “So I pushed on my tonsil, and something popped out,” Ms. Swann said. The yellowish object was about the size of a piece of gravel and had the sulfurous odor of bad breath. “I thought it was a piece of food or something,” she said.

From then on, Ms. Swann, now 25 and living in the St. Louis area, engaged in a secret ritual: popping…

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It was a bit challenging to find a lot of research on tonsil stones because they are not deemed a “hazardous condition.” I’d say they’re pretty hazardous to a happy social life! Who wants to deal with white lumps in their throat that make your breath smell terrible and glands swollen?!

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Explained: What Are Tonsil Stones?

Tonsilloliths are a fairly common tonsil affliction, but they take a back seat to their more popular cousin, “tonsillitis,” in people’s minds. In fact, since they share several symptoms, they are often confused with each other.

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Just when you think you’ve heard of every bizarre obsession that humankind can muster, another curve ball is thrown up. Or a tonsil stone, in this case.

What Are Tonsil Stones?

If you’ve got white lumps in your throat, they could be tonsil stones or “tonsilloliths.” Find out what causes them and how to get rid of them in this episode of Gross Science.

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While tonsil stones may seem like a bad medical hoax, they can be a real problem. Tonsil stones, also known as tonsilloliths or tonsilliths, are benign accumulations of bacteria and debris in the crypts of some people's tonsils. Though this problem may cause discomfort, it is not dangerous and is usually easily treatable.