How long do tonsil stones take to form?
Saturday, September 26th, 2009 at
8:27 pm
I’ve always had the occasional tonsil stone come up and never thought much about them but lately I’ve been getting them far more frequently, I’ve brought up about 12 over the last two days and they are so gross. I’ve been tasting them at the back of my throat but I don’t think I’ve had bad breath (I really hope not anyway). I’m just wondering if anyone knows how long they take to form and if anyone has had their tonsils removed because of them?
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Tonsil stones are pockets of bacteria that develop in the various indentations of the tonsils. They form only if your tonsil has a pocket where bacteria can develop a colony. Not all people have tonsil stones because most tonsils have a smooth surface. Stones can form rapidly if your tonsil has a pocket for the bacteria because the bacteria is present on the top of your tongue, especially the back of the tonguie. People who think they have a tonsil stone may not have a stone but they do have a great amount of bacteria on the back of their tonguie. You can see this bacteria as white stuff. This must be cleaned off to get rid of bad breath. I use OraBrush tongue cleaner because it is both a brush and a scraper. My wife tells me that I have cured my bad breath since I started using OraBrush about 5 months ago. Here is their websited: http://www.orabrush.com