# Gross nasal question (tmi). **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 4, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-nasal-question-tmi/601810 "2011-11-04T02:42:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-nasal-question-tmi/601810/1 "2011-11-04T02:42:59Z")
Maybe someone here knows the answer to this. I’ve googled and read all sorts of things trying to figure it out. I get this weird sort of hard snot plug in the very back of my throat. Sort of down my throat a little. It hurts my throat until I’m able to bring it up. I get it pretty much once every 24 hour period. When it comes up, it’s the size of a fingernail and the shape of a raindrop. It’s the colour of snot-green. So hard, green, fingernail size, raindrop shaped. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![kjbrasda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@kjbrasda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kjbrasda)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-nasal-question-tmi/601810/2 "2011-11-04T05:56:18Z")
hydration. You need to drink more water in general, get a humidifier, and try saline nose sprays. I once had this so bad (coupled with a virus at the time) I couldn’t swallow anything for three days. At that point, I discovered that greasy canned broth was my lifesaver. Those darm mucus plugs were nearly two inches long when I finally coughed them up. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-nasal-question-tmi/601810/3 "2011-11-04T13:09:09Z")
I really don’t drink enough water. I’ll try that. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-nasal-question-tmi/601810/4 "2011-11-04T13:49:53Z")
Let me also suggest a neti pot. It takes a little getting used to, but rinsing out your nose every now and then can make a big difference. ---
**Author:** ![rwhbyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@rwhbyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rwhbyu)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-nasal-question-tmi/601810/5 "2011-11-05T07:17:33Z")
Possibly tonsilliths or tonsil stones? ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-nasal-question-tmi/601810/6 "2011-11-05T12:31:34Z")
Sounds like [tonsil stones](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsil_stones) to me. I strongly advice seeing a doctor about it, as there is a small chance it could be something more serious. ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-nasal-question-tmi/601810/7 "2011-11-05T12:38:29Z")
Although fingernail sized sounds very large for a tonsil stone. Seriously, get this checked out. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-nasal-question-tmi/601810/8 "2011-11-05T15:16:37Z")
No it’s not tonsil stones. It’s dried snot or mucus or something, stuck in a little indent at the very back of my throat. I know it’s an indent because it’s always the same shape and size. And they’re green. Like little kid-snot green. I did have tonsil stones as a kid and holy moly do they stink.