When tonsil stones are found, most of them are managed by life management and treated conservatively. Those who are obviously affected by life can consider tonsillectomy for eradication.
1. Conservative treatment: For small stones, oral irrigators can generally be used to loosen the stones, which can then be discharged. Cotton swabs or spatulas can also be used to gently scrape out the stones. And if the patient acute bacterial infection, with the use of antibiotic drugs to be anti-inflammatory, such as amoxicillin, cephradine, penicillin V potassium tablets, etc., specific need to follow the doctor’s prescription medication.
2. Surgery: Generally for larger tonsil stones, or when the patient has obvious symptoms of discomfort, can be assessed by a specialist doctor after the lesion to take the tonsillectomy method of treatment.
3. Daily care: In conjunction with treatment, patients are advised to gargle with salt water in their daily lives to help keep their mouths clean, and to maintain a light diet as much as possible.
It should be noted that the removal of tonsils may lead to a decrease in immunity and aggravate the foreign body sensation in the throat, therefore, in general, for the first discovery of tonsil stones, it is recommended that the patient can be treated conservatively, and then cautiously select the operation only if the recurrence of the disease.