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Itchy throat, allegies, white particles on my left tonsil.
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Itchy throat, allegies, white particles on my left tonsil.
by chocolate2, Oct 03, 2005 12:00AM
Hi! I have bad allergies and they started rather abrumptly a few years ago. My symptoms were mostly lots of throat drainage and phlegm in my throat, but then I started getting an itchy throat. I started taking claritin to stop the itch, and to prevent the sore throat that I would get from the drainage. A few months ago, I started sneezing these white particles, which are the size of, or atleast comparable to the size of a piece of oatmeal. I looked at one under a microscope and it just looked like a glob of brown cells. They also have a strong, bad smell. So, recently I realized that when I have an itchy throat, it is because one of these white globs was on my left tonsil. So, I got the end of a long teaspoon, and stuck it back there, tried not to gag, and scraped it off, and another one appeared from behind the flab of skin that half way covers my tonsil, and I scrapped that one off too. ( after I removed them from my tonsil, the itching stopped. I should also say, that claritin doesn't help me much any more, either). I have also observed that my left tonsil sticks out farther than my right one does. My question is: what are these white globs? What is causing them? Where do they come from? How can I remedy them? etc. Thanks! Incase y'all need to know my age I am a 17 year old girl.
Doctor's Answer
by National Jewish, Oct 10, 2005 12:00AM
, Oct 10, 2005 12:00AM
There are two possible answers to the question of the "white particles". The first is that they are from an infection. The infection could be on/in your tonsils or in your sinuses with the drainage being caught on the tonsils. The second possibility is that these are not from an infection, but rather represent non-infectious drainage that is coming from the sinuses. The foul odor is more common with infection, but this is not an absolute.
This is a fairly easy problem to diagnose. It is worth speaking to your doctor who might start with looking into your throat and getting a throat culture. If this is negative, the next step could be getting a CT scan of the sinus. It is not as easy or pleasant to get a sinus culture.
This is a fairly easy problem to diagnose. It is worth speaking to your doctor who might start with looking into your throat and getting a throat culture. If this is negative, the next step could be getting a CT scan of the sinus. It is not as easy or pleasant to get a sinus culture.
