The palatine tonsils are two round lymphatic glands that are positioned on either side of your tongue at the back of your throat. Their primary function is to guard against potential infections before they reach the gastrointestinal tract or respiratory tract.
Your tonsils protect these regions by making white blood cells and antibodies and by trapping bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other substances that may enter your mouth. However, they can become overrun with accumulated debris leading to tonsil stones formation.
Your tonsils are made up of lymphatic tissue that is covered in pink mucosa. Nooks and crevices called the tonsillar crypts cover the surface of the tonsils.
These crypts can become clogged with foreign materials such as dead cells, bacteria, and food particles, especially in those who have large tonsils in relation to their throat diameter, such as children and adolescents. If this accumulated material is not removed quickly, it can become concentrated and harden into pale, irritating tonsil stones.
Tonsil stones formation is closely associated with the size and depth of a person’s tonsillar crypts. For example, individuals who suffer from chronic inflammation of their tonsils (known as tonsillitis) are the most likely to develop tonsil stones. Researchers suspect that this is related to the tonsils’ increased size and the infection’s exacerbation of the tonsillar crypts.
Although not all people with tonsil stones experience symptoms, the formation of tonsil stones is also associated with discomfort and bad breath in some cases.
According to a study from 2007 at the State University of Campinas in Brazil, tonsil stones formation were detected in 75% of tonsillitis patients who complained of bad breath, as opposed to 6% of patients with normal breath.
Most individuals who have tonsil stones formation, however, may not experience noticeable symptoms, and therefore may only discover their condition once several stones become dislodged in their mouth.
Although many people develop small tonsil stones frequently, only a few patients have large and fully hardened tonsil stones. If you suspect you may be experiencing tonsil stones or that your tonsils may be enlarged and at risk for further issues, see your doctor. He or she can conduct a physical exam and may recommend that you visit an ear, nose, and throat specialist for further evaluation and treatment.
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