White throat chunks

I get these white throat chunks once in a while. They aren't "gross" or a cause of concern, more of a mild annoyance. They come up randomly and I am positive it is NOT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillitis What could they be and is this normal?

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Based on 65 votes (24 yes)
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Comments ( 18 )
  • Pinger

    shamwow you're dumb.

    I used to get them before I had my tonsils out and my gf still gets them. My mom actually took me to the emergency room (she's crazy but that's another story).
    But anyway they are from food getting stuck in holes in your tonsils, kind of at the back corners. They turn white because your body tries to attack them. Get your tonsils out. I don't want to gross anyone else out, but get a q-tip and try to poke them out.

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    • lonelyinside

      You are right shamwow is dumb but I'm sure he doesn't even know it.

      Shamwow I have an advice for you, if you have nothing nice to say then don't say a thing. No one wants to hear your comments if you are using language like that.

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  • mellyz

    Get your tonsils out mate!!! It was the most painful thing I did but now I hardly get sick anymore.... 2 weeks of feeling miserable is worth it in the end

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  • HarshbutTrue

    do they smell like s*it?

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  • MagickMissie

    I get them in the winter, when I cough. They're horrible, but I'm sure they're normal and not a threat to your health in any way.

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  • evantr1X

    I get these about 2-3 times a week, and I have know no idea what they are. I only started getting them at the start of this year (when I was 17). I wouldn't say they're abnormal, just really annoying to try and get rid of. It's definitely not a result of not brushing teeth; i brush my teeth twice a day, along flossing, using mouthwash and brushing my tongue/along the gums.

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  • lalaladamien

    that is so funny. My whole family gets them and we have named them "white things" they are so discusting. Me and my friends like to pretend we put them in eachother's food and make eachother gag really loud.

    if you don't get them, you're lucky.
    p.s. I brush my teeth twice a day.

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  • crustybum

    Oh WOW. what an interesting topic!! dude, my sister and i get them, as im sure most ppl do now that i read this. and she always asks me what it is, i dont knwo what to tell her. now i will tell her to read this.

    YES you are normal.

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  • Quest10nAuthoirty

    the singer in my band used to get those after screaming alot... maybe relax a little. or take a break from the metal screaming

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  • anabolic19

    its a build up of plac dont worry
    you can pick them off
    all it is
    is you have a rinckle in your tonsil and plac gets stuck there

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  • hotchickie81

    i used to get something like that, back when i had my tonsils. they are gone now and so are the white spots

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  • rarity91

    sounds like tonsil stones to me. its normal but quite disgusting.

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  • Hiljaisen_susi

    My bf's little sister gets these. Sounds like tonsil stones.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsilloliths

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  • Jim_Pfoss

    It's only weird if you save them in a little jar on the nightstand.

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  • thegodofdingleberries

    YES i get this too but in the barbers when she cuts my hair she leans into me so i can see her tits

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    • Schythl

      As long as she doesn't end up with a tonsil stone or two lodged between them.

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  • shamwow

    It's (seriously) the plaque from your teeth. If you don't brush (you dirty fucker) it eventually falls off and clumps up in the crumpled like tissue in the back of your throat. Once enough builds up it'll fall out. It smells real bad, and can give you a whole host of throat infections.

    So fucking brush twice daily. Don't they teach kids that these days?

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    • nosnah227

      I posted the link saying it is not that. It doesn't have any odor, and it has been occurring since I was a little kid, so it's not something new.

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