Are you looking for a way to get rid of tonsil stones?Are you sick and tired of those nasty smelly lumps in the back of your throat?Are they are causing you to suffer the embarrassment of bad breath too? If so then read on: Often people who suffer from tonsil stones or tonsiliths have been suffering from some sort of cold or flu infection.
During this time the tonsils can become temporarily enlarged.
Tonsils are gland like structures in the back of the throat and play a role in the immune system by acting like a net, trapping bacteria and virus particles that pass through the throat.
Tonsils are filled with nooks and crannies where bacteria and food particles can collect.
This debris can then decompose, become hard and calcify forming the tonsil stones.
You can get rid of tonsil stones by very gently prodding with a long object such as a toothbrush or a moistened cotton wool bud, but this is only a temporary solution.
A course of antibiotics can alleviate the problem but this too is often only a temporary solution as the condition can re-occur.
Some doctors will advise having a tonsillectomy (the tonsils removed) as a permanent cure but this is rather drastic and an option that some people will wish to avoid.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle with a good diet and regular exercising to keeping fit and healthy will help you to develop a healthy immune system and lesson the risk of infection.
Practising excellent oral hygiene by brushing your teeth and flossing after every meal can help to combating the bad breath often associated with tonsiliths.
Also make sure you replace your toothbrush every 3 months or more as your toothbrush can harbour all sorts of nasty germs.
Gargling with a warm salt water solution to eliminate bacteria and germs will also help to get rid of tonsil stones.