# I cannot get rid of this one tonsil stone (TMI) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 21, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-get-rid-of-this-one-tonsil-stone-tmi/616421 "2012-03-21T16:57:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Obeseus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbce88/32.png) [@Obeseus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obeseus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-get-rid-of-this-one-tonsil-stone-tmi/616421/81 "2013-03-21T03:27:09Z")
I get them all of the time. I used to have trouble getting them out until I used a table knife. Go in handle first. Press the knife next to the stone, and it will pop out. Sometimes I’ll rub the knife across despite no stones being visible, and some will pop out. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-get-rid-of-this-one-tonsil-stone-tmi/616421/82 "2013-03-21T04:50:09Z")
From what a doctor told me about thirty years ago, it helps to gargle with any kind of carbonated drink–even club soda. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-get-rid-of-this-one-tonsil-stone-tmi/616421/83 "2013-03-21T13:43:10Z")
> [@infinitii](#): > > Interesting…I am 31 and only started getting them a few years back. It seems seasonal, but I can’t really place a specific time on it. It only happens on the left side of my throat. And oh, by the way, did I mention I got my tonsils out when I was like 7 years old!!! Seriously??? Because then I gues I have no reason to get my tonsils out! ---
**Author:** ![Samantha\_Leigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Samantha\_Leigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Samantha_Leigh)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-get-rid-of-this-one-tonsil-stone-tmi/616421/84 "2013-03-21T16:02:01Z")
Mine went away forever after I had my tonsils out. However, I think my tonsils were doing me some good because right after the surgery, I ended up with some auto-immune stuff. My body started attacking itself. Could be a coincidence but they seem connected to me. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-get-rid-of-this-one-tonsil-stone-tmi/616421/85 "2013-03-21T19:55:57Z")
> [@llcoolbj77](#): > > I have the opportunity to get mine out. Repeated tonsilitis, and gross stones. Should I do it? The ENT said she would OK the procedure for me, but warned that in adults, the pain afterwards is awful. > > I’m a trial attorney so I have to talk for a living. I would obviously have to take atleast a week off for recovery, yes? I had mine out in middle age. The pain was not that bad. It was uncomfortable but it was nothing like the terrible stories I read online. No picnic, but not the chamber of horrors I expected. You won’t be able to talk for the first week, just the occasional phrase, unless you are into pain. Week two will be slightly better as in you will be able to go to work, but you won’t be trying any cases just yet. I’m glad I had it done. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-get-rid-of-this-one-tonsil-stone-tmi/616421.md?page=4)