Tonsil stones are formed when the crypt opening is fibrotic due to repeated episodes of tonsillitis, drainage is obstructed, and caseous material formed by shedding epithelium and bacterial debris accumulates in the crypt, as small as gravel or as large as pigeon’s eggs. Sometimes stones can be spit out of the mouth, and some require a specialized examination to find a definite characteristic caseous discharge before diagnosis can be made.
Most patients with tonsil stones do not experience any symptoms when the tonsil stones are small. However, there are a few patients with large tonsil stones, which can cause obvious clinical features, such as bad breath, sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, stuffy ears, ear pain, etc., accompanied by recurrent coughing symptoms.
Therefore, when the patient has the above symptoms, you can go to the otorhinolaryngology department of the hospital, through the doctor’s physical examination, probe probe, imaging and other ways to clarify the diagnosis, and then cooperate with the doctor to carry out the appropriate treatment and therapy.