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Tonsillar concretions or tonsilloliths are formed when material builds up in the crypts or pockets of the tonsils and bacteria grow. These stones will appear as whitish, expressible, foul-tasting, and foul-smelling cheesy lumps from the tonsils. ... I have had tonsil stones for a year now, caused by silent reflux ds?
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Its called Concretions or tonsil stones. There is nothing wrong with your tonsils. The reason they occur is due to bad bacteria or pieces of food being caught in your tonsils "crypts" (the holes) and this is then calcified, leaving behind the annoying smelly stones.
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Concretions of varying size and consistency can form within the substance of the tonsils. Repeated episodes of inflammation may produce fibrosis at the openings of the tonsillar crypts. The resultant calculus may reach a significant size and even ulcerate through the surface of the tonsil.
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www.ghorayeb.com/Tonsillolith.html
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Although infrequently seen in many clinical practices, tonsillar concretions can be the source of both fetor oris and physical and social concern for the patient. ... Though stones rarely form in the tonsil or peritonsillar area, the findings of calcified objects or stones anywhere within the body has long been a subject...
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3601388
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[Large amounts of concretion in a patient with tonsillar calculi]. [Article in Swedish]. Ekstrand T, Niklasson M. Publication Types: Case Reports ...
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"Nasal concretions" do occur, but your friend is actually referring to "tonsilloliths", or tonsil stones. These are little concretions which collect in the pits ("crypts") of the tonsils. They are usually only smelly if crushed between your fingers . . . usually.
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www.doctorhoffman.com/halitos.htm
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Tonsil Stones (tonsilloliths) are foul-smelling, whitish yellow globs of mucus, debris, and bacteria. Often misdiagnosed by dentists, they are very common. ... What is a tonsillolith? Tonsilloliths, also known as tonsil stones, are irregularly shaped, whitish/yellow, foul-smelling globs of mucus and bacteria that get caught...
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Tonsillolith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A tonsillolith is a piece (or more commonly, a cluster) of calcareous matter which forms in the rear of the mouth, in the crevasses (called tonsillar crypts) of the palatine tonsils (which are what ...
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Concretions in the tonsil or peritonsillar area are an infrequent entity in clinical practice. ... Small tonsillar concretions may be encountered on routine ...
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