During a respiratory viral, bacterial infection or purulent pharyngitis, in some people, more often men, multiple white lumps form in the throat, sometimes acquiring a yellowish or dirty gray shade. Such formations on tonsils should disappear completely after recovery, otherwise pathogenic microorganisms will continue to multiply and spread in the oral cavity.
What causes white lumps in my throat?
There is an opinion that the cause of the described pathology is the innate features of the lacunae of the tonsils, namely their expansion or the presence of deep cavities. However, the only factor that provokes this problem is chronic tonsillitis. If from time to time white and badly smelling lumps emerge from the throat, for example, when sneezing or coughing, it can be argued that this disease is progressing.
Causes of chronic tonsillitis:
- Frequent sore throats. With pharyngitis in the lacunae of the tonsils, purulent or caseous stoppers are formed. They can not always be completely eliminated, so hard white lumps with an unpleasant odor and after recovery can form in the throat, especially if the person is susceptible to persistent sore throats.
- SARS, acute respiratory infections. Respiratory infections lead to a decrease in the activity of the immune system, the proliferation of pathogenic microorganisms, the development of inflammatory and putrefactive processes in the nasopharynx. One of the symptoms of such diseases is the formation of caseous congestion.
- Smoking. Constant inhalation of hot tobacco smoke with a huge amount of carcinogens is highly irritating and traumatizing the mucous membranes, worsening the work of local immunity. Over time, it grows into a so-called "chronic tonsillitis smoker".
Other factors that contribute to the development of pathology:
- living in an environment with an unfavorable ecological situation;
- overwork;
- work on harmful chemical production;
- susceptibility to chronic stress;
- frequent hypothermia.
How to get rid of white lumps in the throat?
The only way to eliminate caseous plugs is to remove them mechanically. For this purpose it is necessary to visit the otolaryngologist who can qualitatively clear tonsils from pus accumulation by means of special surgical instruments and washing. Independently to touch tonsils and lumps present on them it is impossible, as they are very deep in mucous membranes, and wrong removal of stoppers is fraught with spread of an infection.
It is worth noting that any cleaning lacuna helps for a while, after a few weeks they will again be covered with white dots. Really effective therapy includes a whole complex of measures and lasts a long time.
How to treat white lumps in the throat?
After removing caseous congestion, it is important to establish the cause of the development of chronic tonsillitis and, if possible, to eliminate it - raise immunity, stop smoking, change work or normalize the nervous state. At the same time, the otolaryngologist develops an individual treatment regimen that can include:
- taking antibiotics , antiviral or antifungal agents;
- use of antihistamines;
- physiotherapeutic procedures;
- home-washing and gargling;
- periodic sessions of caseous plugs removal;
- sanatorium and resort rest and other events.
It is important to understand that chronic tonsillitis is prone to relapse, so you will have to regularly take preventive measures and undergo routine treatment.