White balls on back of throat

[Sarajune78]

Ever since I can remember, I have had these white "things" on the back of my throat.  They are a mushy off-white substance that forms a kind of ball.  I can feel them when I swallow and every so often, they come out.  I can sometimes scrape them off.  They have a very bad odor.  What is this?

[Jerome Bogin, D.D.S.]

I would consult an ENT doctor. This seems to be a somewhat common problem causing the patients much consternation from the odor that eminates from the area.

[bjiggycarri]

Hey there, I know exactly what those are.  I had the very same thing except not all the time, mine would come out of my tonsils, I could even push on my enlarged tonsils and the white stuff would come out like a zit.  I went to my Dr. and he said that our tonsils are like sponges with holes and when we eat the food get's trapped in the holes and starts to decay.  Then I guess when it gets full they come out, they smell awful and my husband and I always joke around and try to make each other smell them. It's nasty though, I had my tonsils removed so I no longer get them, but my husband does and he can pull on his throat and a large one will come out.  Gross huh?  Sorry, but that's all I know, if there is white ones on your throat all the time, that could be from an infection, I know when we are starting to get sick or a cold, they show up on the back of our throats.  Hope this helps. '

[lgf2476]

I also have these little white things.  I am so sick of them.  I would love to know how to get rid of them or at least get them out regularly.  I am always brushing and gargling mouthwash because I feel so stinky back there.  Yuck!

[Powerpuff]

I have the same thing every now and again. They came out when I sneezed sometimes and didnt feel particularly good when they were in my mouth. Only just recently I've actually looked at the back of my throat and seen them. Disgusting really. But good to hear that others have the same thing and there is an explanation for it. Cheers.

[pileggi girl]

hello
I have just noticed the same exact thing it is driving me insane the smell is enough to make me vomit.I went to my dentist about this and she advised me to see an ENT.I need somebody to either tell how to get rid of these smely things or how to limit them to a minuim.

[ilogik]

I also had them, if you look in the back of your mouth on the sides you will notice small openings. Thats where they form and sometimes fall out. I started to clean out those "pockets" with a qtip and some warm water with salt once a week and it solved my problem.

[alovely102005]

Hello all.
my oldest boy has these little white balls in the back of his throat that have a bad smell..... awful smell.. now he is very stuborn when it comes to going to the doctors. so is there anything he can do to help this matter out???? he picks them out with a tooth pick but they just come back.. and suggestions would be great. thanks for your time.. concerned parent.

[ktrout00]

This link may help...

http://www.doctorhoffman.com/xlith.htm

[MichelleH.]

I used to get those all of the time and they kept my tonsils very infected. I had to clean them out every morning with a long q-tip and iodine, otherwise I couldn't talk or eat for the rest of the day. After a course of antibiotics and gargling every morning with salt water, my ENT just decided to take them out. No matter what I did, the infection in my tonsils never got any better. That was 16 years ago and I haven't had a problem since.

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