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What Causes A White Spot At The Back Of The Throat?
Question: Hi Doctor,
I wanted to update you on my condition about my throat pain.
please find attached some pics which i took when i noticed a white spot on back side of my throat. I had a doctor look at and had removed it 3 days earlier but it seems to have come back again in the same place. i was not able to take xrays because i believe the pain from that. Any advise on what this is and how i can treat it?
I wanted to update you on my condition about my throat pain.
please find attached some pics which i took when i noticed a white spot on back side of my throat. I had a doctor look at and had removed it 3 days earlier but it seems to have come back again in the same place. i was not able to take xrays because i believe the pain from that. Any advise on what this is and how i can treat it?
Brief Answer:
Right tonsillolith
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome again with a query.
I have compacompared the current and previous pictures. Earlier you had a posterior wall congestion which is not present now. In the current pictures you have a right tonsillar fossa white lesion. It is a tonsillolith I.e. debris collection in a tonsillar crypt. It is nothing to be worried about. When a crypt enlarged,everytime the debris collects there only. If it is asymptomatic nothing is to be done.
Xray is a completely painless procedure. As you had posterior wall congestion, so I advised you for that. Now the condition seems to be much better, you can avoid it.
Any further questions are always welcome.
Take care
Thanks and regards
Right tonsillolith
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome again with a query.
I have compacompared the current and previous pictures. Earlier you had a posterior wall congestion which is not present now. In the current pictures you have a right tonsillar fossa white lesion. It is a tonsillolith I.e. debris collection in a tonsillar crypt. It is nothing to be worried about. When a crypt enlarged,everytime the debris collects there only. If it is asymptomatic nothing is to be done.
Xray is a completely painless procedure. As you had posterior wall congestion, so I advised you for that. Now the condition seems to be much better, you can avoid it.
Any further questions are always welcome.
Take care
Thanks and regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
How do i make it go away? And does it usually cause pain in the it is in? Because i can feel the pain in the same place.
Brief Answer:
Tonsillolith
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Yes tonsilloliths cause pressure and may cause pain. It can be squeezed out but the permanent treatment is tonsillectomy.
Use hexidine gargles. It may help to clean the debris. Once cleaned, make a habit of battling to stop or at least slow down their formation.
I hope my advise proves useful for you.
Regards
Tonsillolith
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Yes tonsilloliths cause pressure and may cause pain. It can be squeezed out but the permanent treatment is tonsillectomy.
Use hexidine gargles. It may help to clean the debris. Once cleaned, make a habit of battling to stop or at least slow down their formation.
I hope my advise proves useful for you.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Kampana
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