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White patch on one side
Hi I'm 43. No bp no sugar.
I have a white patch on the back of my throat only on the left side near the tonsil area. It feels like a small tonsil inflammation with white patch. The right side is perfectly normal. It keeps coming and going. There are no other symptoms. When I have something cold, I can feel my thesis getting irritated. Im attaching a pic that I have taken. Hopefully that will help. I'm worried it may be cancer or something. Please advise.
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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil
Allergist/Immunologist
26 yrs exp
Bangalore
That is a tonsillolith. In simple words, a long time back some food particles got stuck in that tonsil crypt. Over time, it rotted, giving rise to bad breath. Calcium from your saliva gradually deposited over this debris gradually forming a tonsil stone similar to the formation of a pearl inside an oyster.
Gargle with some betadine gargles with 1:1 dilution with Hydrogen Peroxide. The oxygen bubbles released will gently dislodge the tonsil stone. However, if that is not helpful or if this situation recurs, best plan is LASER ASSISTED TONSILLAR ABLATION. This is a procedure where a LASER beam is used to vaporize about 3mm thickness of the tonsil surface. The heat of the LASER coagulates the protein of the tonsil remnant rendering it inert and also killing the surface bacteria that were causing the bad breath.
The healing process takes between 5-7 days, after which your throat will be good as new.
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Dr. Chirag Yashlaha
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
7 yrs exp
Indore
Tonsil stone
Just do warm gargles
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Dr. Jaimini Thakkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
6 yrs exp
Anand
It's stone of tonsil.
Nothing to worry about.
Do gargle after eating anything.
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Dr. Baisali Sarkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
11 yrs exp
Kolkata
This is Keratosis of tonsil happens in Chronic Tonsillar inflammation
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Dr. Rajen Patel
Head and Neck Surgeon
22 yrs exp
Surat
It's tonsilolith means tonsil stone
It's not cancerous thing
Next Steps
Usually self curing sometimes manual removal helps
Health Tips
Betadine gargles
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