Loose cottage cheese spots on my daughters tonsils?

Question

She 12 years old and does not have a sore throat but always complains of these loose white cottage cheese spots in her throat. Sometime they appear yellowish color and have a odor to it.Its like they get wedged in the back of the throat in the tonsil area and eventually a spot comes loose. Only serious answers please

Answer 1

it is not food deposits- not exactly.  these are tonsilloliths- or tonsil stones....  if this is frequent and you have insurance - go see a doctor, she may also be getting asymptomatic tonsilitis.  does she have sinus problems as well?  she can try gargling with warm salt water 2-3 times a day.  every day.  the thing is- if she has them already and her tonsils are larger than normal- so are the cavities in the tonsils (normal) that these form in.  I am 35 and wish every day that i had my tonsils out as a kid.  they started forming for me when I was about 10.  everyone gets them to a certain extent- most swallow them without ever even realizing they were there.  but some have large tonsils and form larger stones.  they can be really smelly- they are full of bacteria and sulfer by-products.  lots of info on web- just look up tonsilloliths.  all kinds of home remedies, some may work, all are different for different people.  at this point the only thing that works for me, is i have a water pik that i use on the lowest setting and spray into the tonsil cavities and flush them out twice a week.

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Answer 2

i get these all the time. its just food deposits that dont get digested and work there way back up. but it is your daughter and you never could be too safe.

Answer 3

One of my good friends had the same problem not too long ago. He used to pop them with a q-tip and then gargle salt water, he also said that they smelt horrible when he did this. It went on for a while and the doctor had his tonsils removed so it would stop. As far as I know it is bacteria that forms on your tonsils when they are fighting viruses and infections. I don't suggest removing them yourself, talk to a doctor.

Answer 4

id love to know i get thoose too every once in  a while