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Hi, i have yet another cold which seems to move down to my chest so i had my flu jab last week so that i wouldnt end up in bed for two weeks like i was at christmas and new year, but i still have a bad chest, i am 54. That is not the problem, recently i have felt as if their is something stuck in my throat on the right hand side and i have noticed a white lump on my right tonsil which seems quite hard and i know i havent got tonsilitas as i used to get that years ago and it was painful, this isnt the same. I have tried to remove it as i thought perhaps i got a piece off food stuck on it but it wont budge. I have no idea what it is as it isnt painful it just annoys me being stuck there, any clues?

Submitted: 25 days and 8 hours ago.
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Gender: Female
Age: 54

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Well i have tried to remove it but when i put my finger there i gag.

Posted by RAJESH CHAUHAN 25 days and 8 hours ago.

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Hello & Welcome to Just Answer,

Having gone through your description, I think that we might be dealing with the problem of “tonsillolith”. Please have a look at this pic:

http://oridoc.co.kr/zeroboard/bbs/icon/member_image_box/1/tonsillolith.jpg

You will find some helpful hints at this web resource:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillolith

there could be a few issues which might need attention:

(a) Malnutrition

(b) Food allergy

(c) Stress

(d) Thyroid hormone imbalance

However it would be best if you could check in with your doctor for this, and I am sure that your doctor would also be having a look at your chest problem and would be managing it appropriately.

I hope that it helps. Best wishes. Please feel free to enquire if you have any remaining concerns or doubts and it would be my privilege to try helping you as much as I can.

25 days and 8 hours ago.

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Yes it definately looks like a piece off calcium stuck to the tonsil and resembles the pic, thanks.

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Thanks. It was a privilege and pleasure helping you as best as I could.

Best wishes once again.

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