Tonsilloliths or tonsil stones are found at the back of your throat and are made up of yellow or whitish lumps with foul smelling odor.
The lumps are accumulated materials and debris like mucus from the nasal drip, dead cells, sulfur producing bacteria, residual of enzyme action on retained food and the likes.
Tonsils are composed of crevices or crypts where the debris may be deposited and trapped until it hardens and calcifies.
Both young and old people may have this stone formation in the throat though older people are more susceptible and those who suffer from chronic inflammation in their tonsils.
Small tonsilloliths commonly develop in the throat or at the upper roof of the mouth and it is rather rare to have gigantic and large solidified debris deposits.
There are numerous symptoms that go with the occurrence of tonsil stones.
One of the primary indicators is the presence of offensive bad breath or halitosis.
When the debris are combined with the volatile sulfur compounds produce by the anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that dwells in an environment where oxygen is not present) beneath the surface of the tongue, the odorous and lousy tasting sulfur compounds are released from the back of the tongue and throat.
More information on bad breath and tonsillolits are provided in the e-book, The Bad Breath Bible, written by Dr.
Harold Katz.
Sore throat and tonsil swellings are also present because of the inflammation and infection adding discomfort and pain when swallowing foods and even liquids.
To get rid of large tonsil stones, it may be necessary to remove them by surgery.
In certain cases, the surgeon will be able to perform the operation using a local numbing agent then no general anesthesia will be needed.
For small or regular sizes, these can be eliminated by using a combination of AktivOxigen Tablets and Nasal Sinus Drops plus an occasional use of oxygenating spray.