I used to get these on and off quite often and for me, they appeared to be caused by my allergies (or at least greatly affected by them). I had them almost non-stop while living in a different state for a year. After I moved, it seemed to get much better. I was allergic to a lot of the trees in the area. Now I just seem to get sinus issues and hardly ever get tonsil stones.
I remember seeing a doctor about it and I guess my doctor was NOT knowledgeable about them, because once they told me I had strep throat and gave me antibiotics (didn't help- don't think I had strep) and another time they said nothing was wrong and there was nothing they could do about it. They got pretty painful at times and I'd lose my voice very often. I also could try to reach back there and pick them out (I hardly have a gag reflex now from doing that so much!), but once they came off, I'd often taste blood and it would still hurt. To help with pain, I'd eat sugar-free throat drops and use throat sprays when it really bothered me. Other than that, I'd definitely try gargling to help as much as you can and maybe look into an allergy medication if yours is caused by that as well. It seemed to be trapped mucus/drainage that would ball up, and then food can get caught there too. They didn't really hurt for me unless they got up to pea-sized or larger. The very small ones simply felt annoying, like a popcorn kernel piece was stuck there.
Hope they eventually go away for you too! I am very glad to have them gone. What a pain! If they had stayed bad over the years, I'd probably look into getting your tonsils removed if that may help in the long run.
I remember seeing a doctor about it and I guess my doctor was NOT knowledgeable about them, because once they told me I had strep throat and gave me antibiotics (didn't help- don't think I had strep) and another time they said nothing was wrong and there was nothing they could do about it. They got pretty painful at times and I'd lose my voice very often. I also could try to reach back there and pick them out (I hardly have a gag reflex now from doing that so much!), but once they came off, I'd often taste blood and it would still hurt. To help with pain, I'd eat sugar-free throat drops and use throat sprays when it really bothered me. Other than that, I'd definitely try gargling to help as much as you can and maybe look into an allergy medication if yours is caused by that as well. It seemed to be trapped mucus/drainage that would ball up, and then food can get caught there too. They didn't really hurt for me unless they got up to pea-sized or larger. The very small ones simply felt annoying, like a popcorn kernel piece was stuck there.
Hope they eventually go away for you too! I am very glad to have them gone. What a pain! If they had stayed bad over the years, I'd probably look into getting your tonsils removed if that may help in the long run.