I've recently discovered a thumbtack-back-sized white lump on my tonsil. It seems to be fully attatched as I could not wash it down with drink nor could I cough it up. I have been smoking weed daily for a few weeks and have also indulged in a small amounts of insufflated adderall. I am wondering if this is simply some kind of burn from pipe ash, or possibly a sore from nasal drip? Or do I just have a bad case of strept without having realized it?

Fucking troll damn you! How the fuck do you know that there is a lump that just so happens is attached to your tonsil which you identified after reading articles on the internet and more so the damn thing is SPECIFICALLY FUCKING WHITE, even MORE SO your retarded fucking ass can compare the blunt end of a thumb tak to it so you can compare it's size.

I MEAN FUCKING SERIOUS LEARN TO GOOGLE TONSIL CALCIUM STONES Tonsilloliths or tonsil stones are calcifications that form in the crypts of the palatal tonsils. They are also known to form in the throat and on the roof of the mouth. These calculi are composed of calcium salts either alone or in combination with other mineral salts, and are usually of small size - though there have been occasional reports of large tonsilloliths or calculi in peritonsillar locations.

Tonsilloliths are difficult to diagnose in the absence of clear manifestations, and often constitute casual findings of routine radiological studies.

These calculi are composed of calcium salts such as hydroxyapatite or calcium carbonate apatite, oxalates and other magnesium salts or containing ammonium radicals, and macroscopically appear white or yellowish in color. The mechanism by which these calculi form is subject to debate, though they appear to result from the accumulation of material retained within the crypts, along with the growth of bacteria and fungi such as Leptothrix buccalis – sometimes in association with persistent chronic purulent tonsillitis. In other words, "Because saliva contains digestive enzymes, trapped food begins to break down. Particularly, the starch or carbohydrate part of the food melts away, leaving firmer, harder remains of food in the tonsils."

Alternative mechanisms have been proposed for calculi that are located in peritonsillar areas, such as the existence of ectopic tonsillar tissue, the formation of calculi secondary to salivary stasis within the minor salivary gland secretory ducts in these locations, or the calcification of abscessified accumulations.

FUCKING TROLL ASS BITCH

Symptoms may include:
Tonsilloliths occur more frequently in adults than in children. Symptoms are usually non-specific such as sore throat, chronic cough, bad taste in the back of the throat, or otalgia. A foreign body sensation may also exist in the back of throat with recurrent foul breath (halitosis). Treatment is usually removal of concretions by curettage; larger lesions may require local excision although these treatments may not help the bad breath issues that are often associated with this condition.

Tonsilloliths tend to be present in young adolescents and can manifest with bad breath and swallowing pain accompanied by a foreign body sensation and, in some cases, referred ear pain. The condition may also prove asymptomatic, with detection upon palpating a hard intratonsillar or submucosal mass.

Why did you post that in this forum?

Go to a Dr.