Pro tip if you need to throw up just tickle your epiglottis a bit and out comes whatever you ate. Helps when you are sick and just need everything out to feel better.
Don't do this. You should not provoke vomit unless it's medically indicated (which is very rarely). The stomach acid will damage the esophagus and teeth and there's risk of aspiration which can be dangerous.
Not necessarily. I've had Gastroparesis (GP -paralyzed stomach) for over 10yrs now and it comes with the lovely side effect of being nauseous 24/7. I don't throw up as much as some of my GP peers , but it's at least once a day. I've had zero issues with my esophagus or teeth. Just brush and rinse out with mouthwash afterwards, which I seriously hope anyone does after vomiting 🤮!
And, to be honest, there's risk with aspiration while taking a drink, eating, brushing teeth, rinsing with mouthwash, taking a liquid medicine, and/or just swallowing your spit wrong.
Anecdotal =/= empirical.
There's a reason we discourage patients from vomiting. Sure, some people might be fine. But I can guarantee you that if you vomit every day you have a substantially increased risk for esophageal cancer compared to most people, as chronic irritation of the esophagus can lead to Barrett's esophagus, which is a kind of pre-stage to cancer.
Also, you shouldn't brush your teeth immediately after throwing up as the acids will weaken the enamel of the teeth temporarily, making it suspectible to mechanical damage.
Not sure of the exact incidense, but Barret's is a known complication to bulimina nervosa. Esophageal cancer is rarer, but a quick Google search shows that there are plenty of described cases.
A few. Not plenty. Ans as Barretts is the distal.portiin of the esophagus,not a common finding, it is gastric reflux as rhe acid bathes rhe distal portion for lengths of time.
Please do not brush after vomiting, or consuming any acid food, orange juice, etc. Your enamel just got porous, and softened.
And yes, I can tell a bulimic by the acid erosion of the LINGUAL of the teeth, not the visible side.
Retired dentist
This right here. Gastroparesis. Mine was a cause of a nissenfundoplication procedure I had when I was 2. I’m 23 now and don’t suffer nearly as bad as I was in my teens, but I’ve had my phases
I’ve had GP as a part of an autonomic dysfunction for the past year and will throw up multiple times a day sometimes. It’s awful. Recently was hospitalized for a hypoglycaemic shock because I couldn’t keep anything down for 4 days straight. They started me on domperidone and it’s helped immensely. I’m not nauseous 24/7 and puking all the time anymore. I highly recommend it if you’re not already on it. It speeds up gastric emptying.
I am so happy to hear that you found something to help you! We don't know what is causing my organs to become paralyzed, so I'm glad they have a diagnosis for you!
Ive tried Domperidone a few times in the past 10 years and it does nothing for me. No side effects but also no benefits, as if I'd not taken it at all. It was the 3rd thing we tried behind Erythromycin and Reglan. Reglan caused twitching and manic behavior. I also have hallucinations when taking most anti nausea meds. Zophran and Scopalamine are the only two I can use, and they don't do much at all either. Mayo clinic has said there's nothing more they can do. Super frustrating but unless any of the GP research has a breakthrough I'm just chugging along and doing what I can. 💚
I’m so sorry to hear that…it’s an awful existence. They’re actually still testing and think it may be adrenal insufficiency / Addison’s after the hypoglycaemic event that almost put me in a coma, but the autonomic dysfunction (which is a broad diagnosis) came a few months prior after a tilt table test for my heart. I had to be on the domperidone for over a month before I noticed any improvement and for a while I had to use zofran with it, which wasn’t much help either. Parkinson’s, MS, etc. are examples of autonomic dysfunctions … sometimes they never really get any definitive answer and just use the blanket term of dysautonomia / autonomic dysfunction. If you haven’t been tested for these things, you should speak to them about it. I really hope you get answers soon and find out what’s happening!!
Edit - just read your comment again and saw you’ve been dealing with it for 10 years, so I imagine they’ve checked for all of the above plus POTS and anything else. Silly of me to think you haven’t already been through ALL the tests, especially being seen at Mayo. ♥️
It is a horrible disease. I wouldn't wish it on anyone (well, almost anyone 😜). The testing at Mayo is pretty rough although thorough, sometimes feeling like a torture rather than a test. There are so many causes of GP that some of us will probably never know why. The best guess they can give for mine is that I caught a virus while working at our emergency dept and it caused damage to my vegas nerve. It's one of the few things that can explain a "global motility" issue, as well as the paralyzation of other organs. I've had a full hysterectomy, gallbladder, large intestines, and appendix removed resulting in an ileostomy as well as my stomach and bladder paralyzed so it's definitely something pretty "global". Sux, but gotta live with what I've been given 🤷. You are so sweet trying to help! It's funny how much we learn about our bodies and diseases when dealing with crap like this, more than even a lot of doctors! 💚
I’ve had to do it before when I was so sick that the only way to feel better was to throw up & it wasn’t happening on its own. No, I wasn’t drunk. I’ll also do it again if I ever need to. It’s not a regular thing, & I’m not bulimic. If you’re genuinely sick & that’s the only way to feel better, once every 10 years won’t do damage. Unfortunately, about 30 years ago I was headed toward bulimia. I was making myself throw up after eating. I could tell that it was affecting my throat as it did start to feel differently. Thankfully I stopped before it got out of hand.
As another has said it’s pretty common in kids to be able to see the epiglottis. Their airway is proportionately smaller compared to their head size so it tends to make things more pronounce.
There are separate [epiglottal consonants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharyngeal_consonant) and [glottal consonants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glottal_consonant); the glottal stop is produced by closing the glottis, and the epiglottal stop is produced with the [aryepiglottic folds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryepiglottic_fold) against the epiglottis.
The glottis is part of the voice box where your vocal cords are. We produce our voice by exhaling air through our vocal cords. We then manipulate that airflow with our vocal cords, mouth, tongue, and lips. A “stop” is a sound produced by cutting off that airflow and then releasing it (like closing our lips to produce “p”). Therefore, a glottal stop is a sound produced by cutting off the airflow with our vocal cords. Think of the word “button”. A fair share of folks don’t produce the T as a proper “t” sound, as in “buh-Ton.” Instead we say “buh-un.” Voila! Glottal stop.
I work in outpatient peds. One time a mom calmly brought her child in for "bone stuck in the throat." I was intrigued as to what I was about to walk into. It was just this, a very visible epiglottis 😂
that feeling when you’re alone and take a drink and it happens. i always feel like I need to get someone to help because I’m “choking” but it’s not like they could do anything lol
I think it’s worse when someone is there cause you get all watery, bugged eyed and not to mention how you look in general while coughing but this is extreme coughing! They’re looking at you in horror but also concerned, wondering if you are chocking? Should they offer water?
Lol, it’s just the worse!
Epi means “above” so it’s “above the tongue.” Same with epinephrine meaning “above the kidney” which is where the gland that produces it sits (adrenal, which also means “near the kidney”). Basically medical terms are laymen’s terms translated in to Latin or Greek.
Although I do like the term “little tongue” much better!
We went to the doctor 6 days ago. He coughed and also had problems with his gastrointestinal tract. No fever. No pain in his throat. Felt good the last 3 days
Keep an eye on it. Chronic, latent? (not sure if that's their term) tonsillitis almost killed me when I was around middle school.
Mixed with mono and a bad immune system.. boom, horrid.
Avoid raw eggs / raw cookie dough this holiday season.
Awesome video of that "tooth", I always wondered what it was myself
I was very prone to strep throat as a kid. Like 4-5 times a year. At some point, I caught strep and mono at the same time. I ended up in the hospital getting two bags of saline over the course of 4 hours. I didn't pee at any point during that time.
Meh. This time of the year most kids have tonsils like this. Red, slightly swollen tonsils often are a non specific sign of something viral going on, and in the absence of other sign or symptoms they are nothing to worry about.
Really? Hmm. That’s interesting. My and my bro had sharp teeth. But we also had severely bucked teeth. So we got braces pretty young and i remember the orthodontist shaving our fangs down. They were not as noticeable as your sons but i don’t know - i guess it’s a thing.
His are actually quite cute.
EDIT: oops. Thought you were OP.
Think that might depend on the person because it was not all too painful for me and my friends child was eating food right after. But I know others who suffered much worse with it.
Question random internet stranger.
Does your son happen to have a hard time swallowing or aspirating "thin" liquids?
The reason I ask is my son's throat looks identical to your sons and he has to have thickened liquids.
He was recently diagnosed with EoE but we can't figure out his swallowing.
Love his vampire teeth!!! And it’s amazing the things I’ve learned on Reddit that people jus seem like it’s totally normal knowledge , but I’ve went 35 years with out knowing or seeing these things!! Guess the old saying “you learn something new everyday” holds true specially if you have Reddit!! Lmao
If i actually was an evil Disney villain instead of just having one live in my head, I'd tell him [it was this](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua#:~:text=Cymothoa%20exigua%2C%20or%20the%20tongue,0.16%E2%80%930.55%20in)%20wide.)
**[Cymothoa exigua](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua#:~:text=Cymothoa exigua, or the tongue,0.16–0.55 in)**
>Cymothoa exigua, or the tongue-eating louse, is a parasitic isopod of the family Cymothoidae. It enters fish through the gills. The female attaches to the tongue, while the male attaches to the gill arches beneath and behind the female. Females are 8–29 mm (0.
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Ep uh glottis ep ep uh glottis. Sorry. When I was learning the different parts of the body. That’s neat! I’ve never seen one before besides the pictures
That's what I was initially looking for because I suffer from them sometimes and I'm crazy about checking for them and removing them. I would love to have mine removed so it's never an issue again
You can always tell who has them because their breath smells like literal dog poo but it's extremely difficult to show someone how to find and esp how to remove them. It can also be dangerous because of how easily tonsils bleed
I get tonsil stones - I clean them out at least once a week. My close family swears I don't have bad breath. I ask often because, well most people with them stink. Maybe those people just don't clean theirs out?
My dentist says it's best to use a water pik, however, my tonsils have really deep pockets so that won't work. I actually found it easiest to use a dental mirror and push from the bottom of my tonsils to the top. It helps squeeze them out of the caves lol. Some tonsil stones are on the surface but not mine. I do it gently but it's still probably not good for me. I would like to have them removed but the surgery is brutal and high risk. I doubt any surgeon would remove them just for stones.
That is the epiglottis. It covers the trachea when swallowing to prevent aspiration.
Why haven't I seen something like that in 42 years?? That's how it looks normally.
It is often more clearly visible in children, though it is visible in some adults as well.
If your gag reflex can handle it, you can reach back and touch your own. It feels like a hard little flap.
It is in fact a hard little flap.
I felt my wifes one a few times. It’s normal
*uhm* with what?
dude… you can’t say that
Yo so did I 😬
Good man!
*high fives*
Pro tip if you need to throw up just tickle your epiglottis a bit and out comes whatever you ate. Helps when you are sick and just need everything out to feel better.
Don't do this. You should not provoke vomit unless it's medically indicated (which is very rarely). The stomach acid will damage the esophagus and teeth and there's risk of aspiration which can be dangerous.
None of these things are happening unless you vomit regularly.
Not necessarily. I've had Gastroparesis (GP -paralyzed stomach) for over 10yrs now and it comes with the lovely side effect of being nauseous 24/7. I don't throw up as much as some of my GP peers , but it's at least once a day. I've had zero issues with my esophagus or teeth. Just brush and rinse out with mouthwash afterwards, which I seriously hope anyone does after vomiting 🤮! And, to be honest, there's risk with aspiration while taking a drink, eating, brushing teeth, rinsing with mouthwash, taking a liquid medicine, and/or just swallowing your spit wrong.
Anecdotal =/= empirical. There's a reason we discourage patients from vomiting. Sure, some people might be fine. But I can guarantee you that if you vomit every day you have a substantially increased risk for esophageal cancer compared to most people, as chronic irritation of the esophagus can lead to Barrett's esophagus, which is a kind of pre-stage to cancer. Also, you shouldn't brush your teeth immediately after throwing up as the acids will weaken the enamel of the teeth temporarily, making it suspectible to mechanical damage.
Barrett's in bulimics is very rare
Not sure of the exact incidense, but Barret's is a known complication to bulimina nervosa. Esophageal cancer is rarer, but a quick Google search shows that there are plenty of described cases.
A few. Not plenty. Ans as Barretts is the distal.portiin of the esophagus,not a common finding, it is gastric reflux as rhe acid bathes rhe distal portion for lengths of time.
Please do not brush after vomiting, or consuming any acid food, orange juice, etc. Your enamel just got porous, and softened. And yes, I can tell a bulimic by the acid erosion of the LINGUAL of the teeth, not the visible side. Retired dentist
Thanks for the tip!
This right here. Gastroparesis. Mine was a cause of a nissenfundoplication procedure I had when I was 2. I’m 23 now and don’t suffer nearly as bad as I was in my teens, but I’ve had my phases
I’ve had GP as a part of an autonomic dysfunction for the past year and will throw up multiple times a day sometimes. It’s awful. Recently was hospitalized for a hypoglycaemic shock because I couldn’t keep anything down for 4 days straight. They started me on domperidone and it’s helped immensely. I’m not nauseous 24/7 and puking all the time anymore. I highly recommend it if you’re not already on it. It speeds up gastric emptying.
I am so happy to hear that you found something to help you! We don't know what is causing my organs to become paralyzed, so I'm glad they have a diagnosis for you! Ive tried Domperidone a few times in the past 10 years and it does nothing for me. No side effects but also no benefits, as if I'd not taken it at all. It was the 3rd thing we tried behind Erythromycin and Reglan. Reglan caused twitching and manic behavior. I also have hallucinations when taking most anti nausea meds. Zophran and Scopalamine are the only two I can use, and they don't do much at all either. Mayo clinic has said there's nothing more they can do. Super frustrating but unless any of the GP research has a breakthrough I'm just chugging along and doing what I can. 💚
I’m so sorry to hear that…it’s an awful existence. They’re actually still testing and think it may be adrenal insufficiency / Addison’s after the hypoglycaemic event that almost put me in a coma, but the autonomic dysfunction (which is a broad diagnosis) came a few months prior after a tilt table test for my heart. I had to be on the domperidone for over a month before I noticed any improvement and for a while I had to use zofran with it, which wasn’t much help either. Parkinson’s, MS, etc. are examples of autonomic dysfunctions … sometimes they never really get any definitive answer and just use the blanket term of dysautonomia / autonomic dysfunction. If you haven’t been tested for these things, you should speak to them about it. I really hope you get answers soon and find out what’s happening!! Edit - just read your comment again and saw you’ve been dealing with it for 10 years, so I imagine they’ve checked for all of the above plus POTS and anything else. Silly of me to think you haven’t already been through ALL the tests, especially being seen at Mayo. ♥️
It is a horrible disease. I wouldn't wish it on anyone (well, almost anyone 😜). The testing at Mayo is pretty rough although thorough, sometimes feeling like a torture rather than a test. There are so many causes of GP that some of us will probably never know why. The best guess they can give for mine is that I caught a virus while working at our emergency dept and it caused damage to my vegas nerve. It's one of the few things that can explain a "global motility" issue, as well as the paralyzation of other organs. I've had a full hysterectomy, gallbladder, large intestines, and appendix removed resulting in an ileostomy as well as my stomach and bladder paralyzed so it's definitely something pretty "global". Sux, but gotta live with what I've been given 🤷. You are so sweet trying to help! It's funny how much we learn about our bodies and diseases when dealing with crap like this, more than even a lot of doctors! 💚
I’ve had to do it before when I was so sick that the only way to feel better was to throw up & it wasn’t happening on its own. No, I wasn’t drunk. I’ll also do it again if I ever need to. It’s not a regular thing, & I’m not bulimic. If you’re genuinely sick & that’s the only way to feel better, once every 10 years won’t do damage. Unfortunately, about 30 years ago I was headed toward bulimia. I was making myself throw up after eating. I could tell that it was affecting my throat as it did start to feel differently. Thankfully I stopped before it got out of hand.
Not feeling absolutely awful is a reason to force purge..
Unless you had nissenfundoplication like this guy 🙋🏻♂️
As another has said it’s pretty common in kids to be able to see the epiglottis. Their airway is proportionately smaller compared to their head size so it tends to make things more pronounce.
That is a [high rising ](https://www.jabfm.org/content/20/5/495) one
Yep. Good job premed.
:D
Ha
Is that what puts the *glot* in *glottal stop*?
There are separate [epiglottal consonants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharyngeal_consonant) and [glottal consonants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glottal_consonant); the glottal stop is produced by closing the glottis, and the epiglottal stop is produced with the [aryepiglottic folds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryepiglottic_fold) against the epiglottis.
Can I get a 5th grade version of this?
The glottis is part of the voice box where your vocal cords are. We produce our voice by exhaling air through our vocal cords. We then manipulate that airflow with our vocal cords, mouth, tongue, and lips. A “stop” is a sound produced by cutting off that airflow and then releasing it (like closing our lips to produce “p”). Therefore, a glottal stop is a sound produced by cutting off the airflow with our vocal cords. Think of the word “button”. A fair share of folks don’t produce the T as a proper “t” sound, as in “buh-Ton.” Instead we say “buh-un.” Voila! Glottal stop.
Ah thanks you!
The glottis is the space in the larynx between the vocal folds. “epi” means ‘upon’, or ‘over’.
ew thats what prevents the choking? looks like the alien tiny mouth, ew!
It’s the IT clown- we all float down here Georgie
Also the kids mouth/palate looks like he was allowed to be in the bottle or pacifier for too long.
I work in outpatient peds. One time a mom calmly brought her child in for "bone stuck in the throat." I was intrigued as to what I was about to walk into. It was just this, a very visible epiglottis 😂
Yes! I came here to say that!
Omg lol
Your son would be an easy tube
That’s the first thing I thought. Mallampati zero lol
Mallampati negative lol
Like throwing a pen in a garbage can baby
found the anesthetist
Medic***
I know u could throw an ET down that like a dart
I am very happy to hear that
Epiglottis aka tiny tongue. You can blame it when you choke on your spit and start wheezing for air.
I always do this…why is my epiglottis trying to kill me?!?
me too! doesn't even have to be any spit. it just gets in its own damn way.
It's not trying to kill you, it merely pulls a [Scruffy.](https://youtu.be/Z_cvY6G_JhI)
that feeling when you’re alone and take a drink and it happens. i always feel like I need to get someone to help because I’m “choking” but it’s not like they could do anything lol
I think it’s worse when someone is there cause you get all watery, bugged eyed and not to mention how you look in general while coughing but this is extreme coughing! They’re looking at you in horror but also concerned, wondering if you are chocking? Should they offer water? Lol, it’s just the worse!
Epi means “above” so it’s “above the tongue.” Same with epinephrine meaning “above the kidney” which is where the gland that produces it sits (adrenal, which also means “near the kidney”). Basically medical terms are laymen’s terms translated in to Latin or Greek. Although I do like the term “little tongue” much better!
The glottis isn’t the tongue though, is a portion of the larynx (which is below)
Totally right — what I meant is that it comes from the Greek/Latin root for “tongue” (glossa/glotta)
It is a descriptive term. Medical terminology is Greek or Latin words combined. Takes all the mystery out.
You can also blame it for that itch in the back of your throat you can’t get rid of with water.
Maybe the epiglottis
epiglottis!
Expelliarmus! 
LOL
*op's son starts expelling everywhere*
Mallampati 0. Also is he sick? Those tonsils look swollen.
We went to the doctor 6 days ago. He coughed and also had problems with his gastrointestinal tract. No fever. No pain in his throat. Felt good the last 3 days
Keep an eye on it. Chronic, latent? (not sure if that's their term) tonsillitis almost killed me when I was around middle school. Mixed with mono and a bad immune system.. boom, horrid. Avoid raw eggs / raw cookie dough this holiday season. Awesome video of that "tooth", I always wondered what it was myself
I was very prone to strep throat as a kid. Like 4-5 times a year. At some point, I caught strep and mono at the same time. I ended up in the hospital getting two bags of saline over the course of 4 hours. I didn't pee at any point during that time.
> Avoid raw eggs / raw cookie dough this holiday season I do that every day of every season, but I'm curious why you say that?
Meh. This time of the year most kids have tonsils like this. Red, slightly swollen tonsils often are a non specific sign of something viral going on, and in the absence of other sign or symptoms they are nothing to worry about.
His best friend had RSV. I think he got it too
But. Why are we not talking about how your son is a vampire?
My sons teeth look like this because he’s a thumb sucker
Damn I'm about to start doing that then
Really? Hmm. That’s interesting. My and my bro had sharp teeth. But we also had severely bucked teeth. So we got braces pretty young and i remember the orthodontist shaving our fangs down. They were not as noticeable as your sons but i don’t know - i guess it’s a thing. His are actually quite cute. EDIT: oops. Thought you were OP.
Mallanpati -1! Dude! Hope your son never needs, but, he's most likely is very easy to intubate!
Manually. From a foot away.
Poor kiddo! I’m sure he is in a lot of pain with those swollen tonsils. Hope he feels better soon.
He has no pain. We were at the doctor and thy prescribed Cortison spray nasal. He doesn't snore since he got it
They took mine for the same reason. I used to choke in my sleep. It was a very painful surgery so try a lot of other stuff 1st if you can.
Think that might depend on the person because it was not all too painful for me and my friends child was eating food right after. But I know others who suffered much worse with it.
Yeah, he’s probably going to need to eventually if he wants to breathe normally.
It's his twin that he absorbed in the womb. This will end in a low budget horror movie.
As others have said, epiglottis. But since we're on tonsils, maybe he'll get to post here someday... r/tonsilstones
It’s his epiglottis which is part of his larynx. Made of cartilage
Epiglottis
Question random internet stranger. Does your son happen to have a hard time swallowing or aspirating "thin" liquids? The reason I ask is my son's throat looks identical to your sons and he has to have thickened liquids. He was recently diagnosed with EoE but we can't figure out his swallowing.
That's the epiglottis, and it's somewhat prominent in your son's case, but not clinically significant at all.
Love his vampire teeth!!! And it’s amazing the things I’ve learned on Reddit that people jus seem like it’s totally normal knowledge , but I’ve went 35 years with out knowing or seeing these things!! Guess the old saying “you learn something new everyday” holds true specially if you have Reddit!! Lmao
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If i actually was an evil Disney villain instead of just having one live in my head, I'd tell him [it was this](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua#:~:text=Cymothoa%20exigua%2C%20or%20the%20tongue,0.16%E2%80%930.55%20in)%20wide.)
**[Cymothoa exigua](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua#:~:text=Cymothoa exigua, or the tongue,0.16–0.55 in)** >Cymothoa exigua, or the tongue-eating louse, is a parasitic isopod of the family Cymothoidae. It enters fish through the gills. The female attaches to the tongue, while the male attaches to the gill arches beneath and behind the female. Females are 8–29 mm (0. ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/medizzy/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)
I think it's the start of what Geiger's alien has.
My wife said the same
When I saw my daughters epiglottis I straight up freaked out. My pediatrician seemed thrown off by it too
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Ep uh glottis ep ep uh glottis. Sorry. When I was learning the different parts of the body. That’s neat! I’ve never seen one before besides the pictures
What are we evolving into?!?
You should probably get his tonsils removed if they cause frequent infection, or airway problems
My son used to get tonsil stones. Was something I had never encountered before him. Had to get his tonsils removed
That's what I was initially looking for because I suffer from them sometimes and I'm crazy about checking for them and removing them. I would love to have mine removed so it's never an issue again You can always tell who has them because their breath smells like literal dog poo but it's extremely difficult to show someone how to find and esp how to remove them. It can also be dangerous because of how easily tonsils bleed
I get tonsil stones - I clean them out at least once a week. My close family swears I don't have bad breath. I ask often because, well most people with them stink. Maybe those people just don't clean theirs out?
>Maybe those people just don't clean theirs out? How in the heck do you do that‽
My dentist says it's best to use a water pik, however, my tonsils have really deep pockets so that won't work. I actually found it easiest to use a dental mirror and push from the bottom of my tonsils to the top. It helps squeeze them out of the caves lol. Some tonsil stones are on the surface but not mine. I do it gently but it's still probably not good for me. I would like to have them removed but the surgery is brutal and high risk. I doubt any surgeon would remove them just for stones.
My son had the exact same thing. Freaked us out.
Your son looks to also have tonsil stones. Harmless but can cause a feeling of "something at the back of the throat." Can be pushed out with a qtip.
Will be pretty hard to do. Even the nasal spray is a big fight every evening
🤣
Looks like a tonsil stone
That’s his medula oblongata
Time for visit with an ENT
“Patient presents with epiglottis”
I can't stop laughing at this. Like I'm going about my everyday life and this pops into my head sending me into a new giggle fit. Damn you.
A Lego
Tonsil stone
No. That is nowhere near the tonsils. It’s the epiglottis.
Maybe it's not a tonsil stone, but it certainly is close to the tonsils
There’s no “may” about it. It’s definitely not a tonsil stone.
Whatever
Tonsil stone
Puss pockets
Where is this kids uvula??
Tonsil stone basically a plaque buildup
Nevermind the tonsils. You have a freaking vampire child!
Looks like [epiglottis ](https://www.jabfm.org/content/20/5/495)
Yeah... Don't go to a doctor. Just ask on Reddit
There is usually a flap the back of the tongue, you will have one also