How to know you have tonsil stones

Tonsil stones, in the tonsil fossa there will be yellowish or grayish-white small particles, by looking in the mirror to observe, but it is difficult to observe their own self-testing, need to be combined with the patient’s symptoms, signs and symptoms of the examination of the performance of the doctor to clarify whether there are tonsil stones. It is recommended that patients go to the ear, nose and throat department of regular hospitals, and be interviewed by doctors to decide. 1. tonsil tonsil stone volume is small, generally no obvious symptoms, but if the tonsil stone volume is large patients will feel a significant foreign body sensation when swallowing, this symptom is usually more obvious when drinking water, some patients will be due to tonsil stone stimulation to the tonsils, caused by acute tonsillitis, acute pharyngolaryngitis, which causes pharyngeal swelling and pain. 2. Physical signs: When the patient seeks medical treatment, the doctor will check whether there are tonsil stones through visual examination. It can be observed that there are small yellowish or off-white particles attached to the tonsils at the fossa of the tonsils, and usually the doctor will use a sterilized cotton swab or tweezers to gently peel off the tonsil stones. 3. Examination: If the tonsil stone is too large and contained in the tonsil fossa, it is difficult to observe with the naked eye, so CT examination can be performed to determine.