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Tonsil Stones
Symptoms, causes, removal, and prevention.
A Comprehensive Guide to Tonsil Stones
The single-source reference. What tonsil stones are, what causes them, the symptoms, treatment options, and how to prevent them, pulled together in one place.
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What is a Tonsil Stone?
From the Welcome to Wellness podcast: defining tonsil stones, explaining what tonsils are, and unpacking why people hate them.
Tonsil Stones: The 101
Identify, cause, symptom, remove. What tonsil stones are and why people are trying everything from chopsticks to bobby pins.
4 Interesting Facts About Tonsils You May Not Know
Bigger than you think, full of bacteria, optional after age 5. The surprising biology behind the tissue most people forget about.
Symptoms & identification
How Do You Know if You Have Tonsil Stones?
The simple at-home self-check: do you still have your tonsils, and do they have pits? A flashlight tells you a lot.
Symptoms of Tonsil Stones
Bad breath is not the only sign. The smell, the popcorn-kernel feeling, and the distinct taste that signal tonsil stones.
Are Tonsil Stones Bad?
Mostly harmless, occasionally not. When a tonsil stone is a nuisance and when it is worth a call to a doctor.
Why Do Tonsil Stones Smell?
The sulfur, rotten-egg smell is not bad luck. It is anaerobic bacteria breaking down debris in your tonsil pits.
Tonsil Stones Smell
Why the odor lingers even after brushing, and what actually clears it.
Causes & prevention
Tonsil Stones: What They Are, the Symptoms, and the Causes
The full picture in one read: formation, the signs, and the everyday causes behind them.
Essential Things You Need to Know About Tonsil Stones
The short list of facts worth knowing before you try to do anything about them.
5 Ways to Prevent the Recurrence of Tonsil Stones
Five habits that reduce how often they come back, from hydration to how you rinse.
6 Tips to Help Prevent Tonsil Stones from Coming Back
Practical oral-hygiene changes that make the pits less hospitable in the first place.
Removal & treatment
Tonsil Stone Removal
The at-home options, ranked by how safe they actually are.
Remove Tonsil Stones in 3 Easy Steps
The short version: see it, reach it, clear it. Three steps, done at the bathroom mirror.
Exploring Tonsils, Adenoids, and Tonsil Stone Removal
What tonsils and adenoids actually do, and how that shapes your removal options.
Understanding Tonsillectomy for Tonsil Stones
The surgical option: who it is for, what recovery looks like, and why it is rarely step one.
Special topics
Kids & Tonsil Stones: What Parents Need to Know
Tonsil stones are more common in teens and adults, but younger kids get them too. What to look for and what not to do.
Tonsil Stones & TikTok Trends
The removal hacks going around online, and which ones are a genuinely bad idea.
Why We Started Tonsil Tech
From a senior bioengineering project at Oregon State to launching the Tonsil Stone Removal Kit in Bend, OR.
Tonsil Tech at the Bend Venture Conference Top 10
Presenting the company live at the 2020 Bend Venture Conference.
Tonsil Tech in Cascades Business News
The company featured in the Cascades Business News healthcare edition.