Giant tonsil stone

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ds1 has had recurrent sulphury bad breath for ages, he has been checked at the dentist and has been very diligent about brushing teeth and tongue and flossing etc. still bad. I then remembered reading something about tonsil stones and bad breath so I peeres at his tonsils. Lo and behold he has an enormous stone. Torture for me as I love removing blemishes etc. but can't get near it.

Do you think the nurse or a dental hygienist would have a go at removing it? the Gp would end up referring to ENT ( which will need to be considered obviously) but I would like a quick fix due to the unpleasant pong.

Any one else with experience.

Ermmmm I know this is probably wrong but I used to suffer with them and the end of a cotton bud works quite well.. do you think he might be able to do it himself?

Failing that a really good mouthwash and a good gargle will help to kill of the bacteria on the stone and will help to eventually dislodge it.

Have you tried poking it with a cotton bud? How old is he?
GP v unlikely to refer to ENT I would have thought, it doesn't really warrant a referral.

Iv been told it'll just come back if u pick it out as it'll leave a crater in the tonsil best to gargle salt water to kill the bacteria as it's that the causes the smell and c gp for ent referral x

He seems to have a strong gag reflex unfortunately, ( I have had a wee go already! ). Our GPs don't seem to be very hands on these days, unlike my dad who liked doing minor surgery, I will try them or the nurse though. I think I will invest in a water flosser, I could do with one for me gums anyway and I have just read that you can flush out tonsil crypts with them. DS is dyspraxic and is rubbish at things like gargling, still can't manage to swallow at tablet at 13 despite my best efforts.

My 7 year old suffers with these.
I have on a couple of occasions managed to prod them out with cotton buds.
I'd definitely say they're better out than left as it's the only way to shift the stench.
Apparently cutting down on milk is supposed to slow the build up.
I've asked our gp if they'd remove tonsils for this & he said not, although I have read that the crypts can be lasered.

I would love to poke it out as a dedicated sporner but DS can't keep his tongue out of the way, he has to be sedated at the dentist for a filling as he is so twitchy!

It is really wrong somehow, such horrible breath in a child!

This is pretty comprehensive info-

m.wikihow.com/Remove-Tonsil-Stones-(Tonsiliths)

Wiggly I'm not medically qualified so it's just my educated guess as a link could the gag reflex and inability to swallow tablets b to do with his tonsils? I had huge tonsils that ended up chronically infected and I had them out and I was unable to swallow a tablet until they were removed.(i was 16 by then as my parents spent 10 yrs telling me tonsilectomy was unnecessary so I had to wait til I could sign the paperwork myself) I also had problems swallowing food. My ds1 &2 have v v enlarged tonsils and ds2 is unable to eat certain foods bcos he simply can not swallow them. I would go c ur gp getting a referral to ent can b v difficult but they would b best placed to advise on where to go from here

Also my boys have a v sensitive gag reflex as did I when I was younger

Thanks, it could be that, I am going to get a medical relative to take a look
. It's hard to tell with DS as he has Aspergers and is not good at following other peoples instructions and is uncoordinated, but, he also snores and sounds quite nasal and suffered from hay fever and a spell of sore throats when he was small so enough to goon. There.