Common stones generally occur in the hepatobiliary system and urinary system, did you know that tonsils can also grow stones? Recently, Ms. Peng (pseudonym) was "out of the ocean" because of tonsil stones during a blind date.
Coughing up a "stone" during a blind date
Ms. Peng is 31 years old and has no boyfriend, her parents are very anxious, entrusting people to introduce objects everywhere, arranging a blind date once a week, rain or shine.
Last Wednesday, Ms. Peng went straight to the date after work, this time meeting a successful entrepreneur with high expectations.
The first time she saw the other side, Ms. Peng fell. "I'm sorry, I'm late..." Before she could finish speaking, Ms. Peng unconsciously coughed up, and what was even more embarrassing was that she also coughed up a yellow particle and fell directly on the table in front of her.
Ms. Peng picked up the "stone" and squeezed it in her hand at a speed that could not be hidden, but she did not expect that it turned into a powder with a strong grip, and it also emitted a strong smell.
"At that moment, my 'love' was over." Ms. Peng couldn't bear to recall, "I forgot how that dinner went on later." ”
How can the tonsils grow "stones"?
Brushing your teeth doesn't necessarily solve bad breath
After returning home, that awkward yellow "stone" always lingered in my mind. "It's not just about it, I now recall that every time I talk to someone, my friends and colleagues keep a certain distance from me, and my parents say I have bad breath." Thinking about it, Ms. Peng still took a weekend and came to the First People's Hospital of Hangzhou For treatment. With the help of the medical staff of the pre-examination triage office, Ms. Peng came to the consultation room of Chief Physician Liu Xiang of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology.
After listening to Ms. Peng's experience, Dr. Liu Xiang did a detailed throat examination for her and found that a yellow "small stone" was seen above the right side of the tonsils embedded in the den. Dr. Liu gently squeezed out the remaining "small stones" with a tongue depressor.
"This is actually a tonsil stone." Dr. Liu told Ms. Peng. "In general, tonsillar stones often occur in the tonsillar crypt, especially in the upper supramandelic crypt."
"I pay attention to oral hygiene, but a mouth will have an unpleasant taste, why do you still get this disease?" Ms. Peng expressed confusion.
"Because tonsil stones grow in the dens of the tonsils, no matter how the patient brushes his teeth or chews gum, he cannot cover up the odor, which will bring a lot of trouble to the patient."
Tonsillitis and your own eating habits
Both have the potential to cause stones
Dr. Liu introduced that the tonsils have some "hidden nests", where food residues will be trapped and bacteria will breed, and over time, the mixture of food residues and bacterial organisms will accumulate into "stones" and be accompanied by a foul odor.
The etiology and pathogenesis of tonsillar stones are not well understood, perhaps because of long-term chronic inflammation of the tonsils that cause tissue adhesions, resulting in calcium salt deposition; or due to the deposition of food residues, bacteria, dead cells, mucus and other substances, blocking the crypt opening, and gradually calcifiing over time to form hard clumps.
After understanding Ms. Peng's living habits, Dr. Liu judged that Ms. Peng's own eating habits were also one of the causes of tonsil stones. She likes to eat fried foods, spicy hot and other irritating foods, coupled with a history of repeated attacks of chronic tonsillitis, just a cold a while ago, and then stimulated by these foods, over time will form chronic inflammation, there will be stones.
Therefore, patients who find themselves with tonsillitis should be actively treated to prevent the appearance of tonsil stones.
Prevention of tonsil stones We can do this
Dr. Liu said that although some of these stones can be picked out, they cannot be completely removed, and food residues will once again enter the den of the tonsils, and tonsillar stones will occur repeatedly.
How can tonsillar stones be prevented? Dr. Liu reminds you to do these four things!
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Pay attention to appropriate rest, avoid overwork, combine work and leisure, rest well, is conducive to the recovery of fatigue; strengthening exercise can enhance physical strength and enhance disease resistance;
2
Pay attention to a light diet, eat more fruits and vegetables, avoid irritation to the oral mucosa, thereby reducing the recurrence of tonsillar inflammation;
3
To prevent colds, it is recommended to quit smoking, alcohol, drink more water, do a good job of fighting bacterial infections, and take timely treatment if you find that you have chronic tonsillitis;
4
If the problem of bad breath cannot be resolved by conservative treatment, tonsillectomy is recommended.
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