r/tonsilstones

I don't have a lot of tonsil stones, but i've started having annoyingly bigger tonsil stones that i can taste, which is....eugh. gross, to say the least.
i have a handful of sensory issues and a gag reflex that genuinely DARES me to stick a q-tip back there and attempt to push the stone out.

the tonsil stone that i'm dealing with now, i believe is a peace from another huge stone that broke in half about two months ago.

yes, i tried a water pick (made me gag), and gargling, and coughing really hard (which can make me gag too). i don't have any more ideas- please help! it's driving me nuts. it's pretty big by now and i can feel it when i enunciate certain words, and easily see in the mirror.

thank you in advance!
-AK

My tonsils stones were caused by chronic inflammation I'm assuming is due to dysbiosis and poor diet, too much simple sugars. I started chewing xylitol gum after meals with the though process of chewing the gum will produce excess saliva to wash away fermentable carbs and replace them with xylitol to prevent cavities and slowly kill the pathogenic bacteria. Seems to have worked because I went from having 7-8 small stones a day to nothing at all within 2-3 days of using the gum. Could be coincidence but worth a shot if you're struggling to clear them.

I’ve been struggling with tonsil stones/bad breath for more than a year now. I don’t know why but ever since I got my wisdom teeth removed, I also started to have tonsil stones. But that’s not the point of this post. I’ve just been extremely depressed ever since and it’s really taken a toll on my life. I’m scared to talk to friends, always ALWAYS self conscious about my breath, get anxious when someone comes too close, and I’ve honestly thought about ending my life because of it. I know it might seem dramatic but I’ve been insecure of my breath forever and now with this tonsil stone situation, I can’t bring myself to live like I used to. I’ve tried so many things, spent money on useless products, and I think I’ve given up. I’m honestly so ashamed and embarrassed and I am just constantly reminded of it every time I can literally taste my bad breath. I hope that someone who relates to me knows that they’re not alone.

I get tonsil stones pretty regularly, but recently got sick and my left tonsil is riddled with large tonsil stones at the moment. It's pretty swollen and hurts to swallow, but I'm not sure what exactly to do about it at the moment. My stones are primarily allergy induced afaik and I just ordered a tonsil stone flushing water pik thing.

And advice to help with the swelling?

Also I'm really considering getting my tonsils removed all together because of the stones and the fack that for the last 3 ish years I've had strep and once mono every May/June :/

This is stressing me out so so so bad and it’s pissing me off. I’m tired of having to deal with this everyday and I feel like it’s consuming my life. I’m so angry that I have to type this out because I ended up missing a deadline for my quiz because I was so busy squeezing the life out of my tonsil to get these tonsil stones. I didn’t know I had so fucking much of it in the hole. Like when I thought it was done and I kept pushing, more just get coming and I’m just like what the fuck, when will this ever end. It’s so exhausting and it’s making me really sad, I almost want to cry. Now my right tonsil hurts so bad that I can’t push out anymore without it being so goddamn painful since I made the area so sore. I gargled my mouth with salt water, brushed my teeth, then gargled with mouthwash. My breath smelled fine, and I went to bed. As I’m laying in bed and I turn over, I smell the bad smell from my mouth again so I get up to check my tonsil and I see some poking out of the hole. Fuck my life man. After all that fucking squeezing and all the tonsils I pushed out, you’re telling me that I still have fucking more in my mouth?? Like I feel like I’ll never fucking escape this, it’s just a never ending cycle. I brush and use mouthwash twice a day, and gargle with salt water at least once a day and I still get tonsil stones like what the fuck else am I supposed to do. I’m sick and tired of this ;(