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Tonsil stones can be uncomfortable and those who are afflicted with them want to have tonsil stones treatment as soon as possible. Tonsil stones are annoying especially when you feel that there is always something jammed in your throat. These can vary from very tiny stones up to the pea-sized ones where the small stones may be unnoticed because many people cannot feel them.

People with tonsil stones are prone to bad breath. This is because the stones consist of sulfur compounds which cause the foul odor. The symptoms experienced by those having tonsil stones include choking, feeling of something stuck on your tonsil often or at the back of your throat, coughing fits, throat tightening or closing, and metallic tastes. The condition tends to develop more in adults than in children. The stones can be seen after having an X-ray or a CT scan. There is a treatment available for those who want to have them removed.

A lot of people having the tonsillolith or the tonsil stones try to eliminate them by scratching their tonsils or squeezing them with the use of their fingers. This is dangerous especially as this practice is not only unhygienic but can also cause the tonsil to bleed and become sore. However, if there is really a need to squeeze them, it is vital that you sterilize or clean your hands thoroughly before handling your tonsils. It is recommended that the best way to squeeze a tonsil stone is with the use of moist cotton instead of doing it manually with the fingers.

Some people use a toothbrush to dislodge the stones from the tonsils. But some people cannot use this technique because of the gagging reflex. However, the gag reflex can possibly be overcome by flexing the muscles of the throat or by numbing the throat with Chloraseptic. As the throat muscles are flexed, the tongue should be raised and then force yourself to swallow. The stones can be dislodged when this pressing procedure is repeated several times.

Another way to remove stones is the use of pulsating irrigation. Low pressure setting is recommended and medicine droppers are utilized to suck the stones out. Warm salt water is placed in an empty nasal spray bottle for this purpose. In severe cases, surgical treatments are used by removing them with an oral curette. This is a stick that is long and thin, and made of metal with a loop at the end for digging out the stones. Laser surgery is utilized by vaporizing the stones but this procedure needs general anesthesia. When the tonsilloliths are completely removed, there is still the need to treat their causes to prevent them from reoccurring. This is accomplished through good oral hygiene such as keeping the teeth and the oral cavity clean at all times.