If you’ve looked in the mirror lately and noticed some white spots on your tonsils, then you’ve probably gone to the doctor or a friend to inform them that you have some kind of horrible tonsil disease.
Is chickenpox from chicken tonsils? Tonsil acne maybe? Maybe it’s a mosquito bite on the tonsils.
Do not stress. It’s not chickenpox, it’s not tonsil acne, and unless you’ve been eating mosquitoes for breakfast, it’s not a mosquito bite on your tonsils.
Most likely tonsil stones.
Tonsil stones are not life threatening, nor are they all that dangerous. However, they are extremely annoying. That’s because those white spots on your tonsils are actually nasty balls of bacteria, mouth debris, and old food particles coming together to form a putrid ball of yuck.
These stones are not an infection of the tonsils or an irritation of the throat. They occur simply because bacteria from food and the mouth form together and get stuck in the crypts of the tonsils or in the crevices of the tonsils. Everyone has cracked tonsils just like everyone has pores on their face.
While some people have larger pores and are prone to acne, other people have larger tonsil crypts and are prone to these stones.
Fortunately, there is a way to get rid of these tonsil stones.
These white spots on your tonsils need to know who’s boss, and that’s you. There are several different methods when it comes to removing these stones. You can try to cough or cut them.
If you can squeeze their throat, you may be able to get them out of place. You can also gargle with salt water. Another common method is to scrape them off with a toothpick or cotton swab. You can also bring a syringe to the tonsil stones and spray them.
Regardless of what you choose to do to get rid of those white spots, keep in mind that they do smell a lot when they finally come out. You should wash your hands and mouth after handling them. Try to avoid the temptation to pop these little suckers, even though you may want to. You should also keep these white balls away from your nose; they certainly don’t smell like white roses.
So now that you know you don’t have chickenpox, you can take the proper steps to get rid of those white spots on your tonsils.
