Home Remedies For Tonsil Stones
December 4, 2009 by AMA
Filed under Dental Care
If you are like most people, you probably have never heard of tonsil stones. While not well known, this condition is probably more common than most of us will ever realize. Because tonsil stones present in many cases minor symptoms, many people live with the condition of years before the disease is diagnosed or dealt with. Even though the symptoms may be moderate to severe, there is still the chance that the initial diagnosis may be for some other condition.
A Tonsil stone is a yellowish white ball, that develops inside the tonsillar crypts and eventually appears as you swallow or coughed up. Having a foreign particle stuck at the back of your throat can be very uncomfortable.
These stones are usually the cause of tonsillitis, sore throats, and bad breath or halitosis. If you squeeze a tonsil stone with your bare hands, a disgusting odor similar to rotten eggs is emitted. This revolting smell is caused by anaerobic bacteria (sulfur compound) which are formed inside your mouth.
Just having oral hygiene will not prevent the development of tonsil rocks. Frequent brushing, mouthwash and mints will only temporarily get rid of the bad breath, but these products only last for a couple of hours and do not eliminate the underlying problem.
Luckily, you can easily remove a tonsil stone by yourself in the comfort of your home. Many people will poke or scrape the stone using a toothbrush or a chopstick. Some will use a wet cotton bud to push the stone out and some will even try to cough it out.
A tonsil stone is made up of a combination of food particles, saliva, dead white blood cells and bacteria. As time goes on, often the stone gets bigger until it finally falls out by itself. It is very common in both children and adults.
Some of the symptoms include bad breath, sore throats, coughing and throat infections. There are a couple of ways to effectively eliminate tonsil stones, home treatments are the most convenient method.
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Tonsil Stones Prevention and Treatments
December 4, 2009 by AMA
Filed under Dental Care
In reality, there are three building blocks that go into the forming of the tonsil stones. Not all three have to be present in order for the stones to develop. It is not unusual for any combination of two of these elements to lead to the creation of the stones, and very common for all three elements to be present. Three is anecdotal evidence of the creation of a tonsil stone from a single element, but currently not any instances that are generally accepted by the medical community.
One of the more common elements that can go into the tonsil stone are white blood cells that are not longer alive and functioning. The natural elements, composing of white blood cells, provide the basic matter that seems to build up calcified deposits, forming the basis for the tonsil stones. There are several different ideas about how the while blood cells come to collect in the area near the back portion of the mouth, and probably there is some degree of fact behind most of these theories. What is important to remember is that the presence of the raw material of these dead white blood cells can help to establish the ideal environment for the development of tonsilloliths.
A second common element that will aid in the formation of the tonsil stones is oral bacteria. There is no real mystery about how bacteria can collect in the rear of the mouth and at the entryway to the throat. The simple fact is that all sorts of materials pass near and through this area. Not only is there exposure to bacteria due to drink and food, but also stuff in the air enter as we breathe in through our mouths or noses. Under the right conditions, oral bacteria is easily created and will aid the dead white blood cells in forming the tonsil stones.
Last, the tonsil stones may be helped along with an unusual degree of activity of the salivary glands. When these glands are overactive, the end result can be a proliferation of additional enzymes. These enzymes, when produced in a moderate amount, are essential for beginning the digestion process as food moves from the mouth, down the throat, and into the digestive system.
However, when too many enzymes are present, the food digestion begins too early in the process. The end result is food begins to dissolve while still in the rear of the mouth, and calcified remains tend to begin to collect in the crevasses of the tonsils. As can be imagined, any type of foreign matter present in the area can and often will lead to some sort of problems down the road.
Some people wonder just what it is in the foods that lead to these deposits of calcified matter. The answer is very simple. Carbohydrates and starches are left behind when the salivary glands are hyperactive. These two elements quickly settle into relatively hard clumps that can then be the nucleus for a tonsil stone. Persons who are lactose intolerant may find that there is a predisposition toward the development of the tonsil stone, as the elements in milk may coat the tonsils and set up a reaction that can lead to the formation of the tonsil stone.
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