THE SIZE OF A FUCKING M&M?! How did you not notice that in the year or so that it took to develop?! I used to hork up a couple of tonsil stones every year (but never the size of an M&M...), but I've noticed that I haven't had any since I quit smoking (about five years). Brad Neely made an interesting musical number about tonsil stones; I'd link to it, but I'm on my phone: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xaLex-XBC_E
I’m asking myself the same question, my dude. I went to the dentist last week, they could’ve had the decency to tell me. It does explain some issues from the past few years though.
I thought y'all were making up tonsil stones. I'd never heard of such a thing and had to Google it. Huh. TIL. At least it's not Black Hairy Tongue (don't Google Black Hairy Tongue).
I’ve had them a couple of times but I didn’t know they were common- I just assumed I was weird. I refer to them as throat kernels.
Used to hack them up more as a kid. Haven’t had it happen in a good 15+ years. Not sure if they’re still lurking.
I didn't get one ever until very recently. I've had horrible stringy phlegm in the back of my throat for the last 6+ mo that will not go away and have adopted a habitual periodic hock. Got a tonsil stone up once. I am thinking it might have to do with using an electric toothbrush. I used to scour the hell out of my mouth with the normal toothbrush (which is actually bad for your teeth) but my brushing habits are a lot more passive now. I've been rinsing with an antiseptic mouthwash because I read that these symptoms can be related to bacterial growth but haven't seen an improvement. Guess I'll get back to the oral cavity scrubbing.
Someone else might find this interesting, the progression of a child prodigy musician. By the clip when he was 19, he is full on amazing. His phrasing and tone are phenomenal. The clip at 22, he seems to have gone more into a jazz/fusion type style, but the blues roots are still strong. I just have a hard time looking at that short scale neck he's playing in that clip, I played an old Fender Mustang once and I was ready to smash it within minutes because of that damn short scale.
They could’ve just told me it was there though. Obviously, I must go scorched earth in their online reviews. There is no other choice.
I've never heard of a tonsil stone, but now that I've looked up pictures of them and taken a photo of my throat out of curiosity, I can now wonder if, every time I cough, I'm going to have a chunk of semi-hardened goop fly out. So I've got that going for me.
You can take a surprisingly excellent picture of the back of your throat if your cellphone isn't tablet-sized, no mining required. Yes. Yes I know what I said. Joke away.
You could probably sell those pictures online for a decent profit. Just try and learn nothing about the customers.
Just threw my back out. Hoping it feels better quickly…but not being able to go to work tomorrow sounds nice.