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The little white particles that you are coughing up are called tonsilloliths and except for their bad smell are not a condition to be worried about. Tonsilloliths form when mucus, bacteria, and debris condense into small particles on the surface of the tonsils. These odorous balls of material are sometimes coughed up. Having tonsilloliths does not automatically mean that your breath is offensive as tonsilloliths contribute very little to bad breath.
Additional information - I get these 2-3 times a year now for 22 years. My "chunks" are slightly larger than a pea and seem to come from deep in the chest after an extensive coughing spell (with awful breath and a low grade fever). One I coughed up was an off white color and unusually large so I chose to section it on a piece of glass.
I found a core in the middle of a soft white folded coating. The odor was absolutely unbearable cutting into the chunk. My thought was perhaps I was inhaling small pieces of nuts into my lungs where the body formed the mass to get them out by coughing so I quit eating nuts but they persisted.
You can definitely tell from the awful smell that one is "growing" and that smell goes away after it has been expelled, often at high velocity
Years ago, I asked my MD about them and she gets them too but had no idea what they were. Its nice to know I'm not the only one with this and it has a name.
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Why baby throws up white chunks?
If the baby is fed formula, it might appear as white chunks when the baby spits up.
Is a cough syrup a homogeneous or a heterogeneous?
think about that..can you see different liquids in cough syrup? different colors and chunks of meds? if not it is homogenuous.
Is cough syrup a homogeneous mixture or a heterogeneous mixture?
think about that..can you see different liquids in cough syrup? different colors and chunks of meds? if not it is homogenuous.
What do we cough up?
sputum is not what you cough up people cough up mucus
What are the yellow-white chunks that are coming up with coughs during a cold?
Infected flem , and you need to see a Doctor and get on some antibiotics.
Does a dog throw up white foam from kennel cough?
Yes but no alWays sometimes my dog throws up white foam and as our dog has jabs every month it sometimes is just there natural puke
What is A productive cough?
A nonproductive cough is a cough that does not bring up phlegm or mucus. It is also called a dry cough, and tends to irritate the throat much more than a productive cough (a cough that brings up phlegm and/or mucus) does.
What are hard white chunks of cow fat called?
caca
Will a bad cough lasting two weeks affect your white cell blood count?
Yes. Your white blood cell count will usually increase in such bad cough.
How do you use the word cough in a sentence?
Symptoms of the common cold include a cough and a runny nose.He tried not to cough during his speech.If you cough up blood, call the doctor immediately.I knew she stole it so I demanded that she cough up the money.
Is cough syrup a homogeneous mixture or heterogeneous mixture?
think about that..can you see different liquids in cough syrup? different colors and chunks of meds? if not it is homogenuous.
What is wrong with my Six month old min pin she is throwing up thick white stuff then she eats it?
No one can diagnose your pet but a vet. Take her. HE HAS THE KENNEL COUGH WITCH IS VERY CONTAGIOUS TO OTHER DOGS... HE WILL COUGH SO MUCH AND THAN GAG UP WHITE SALIVA FOAM. YOU HAVE TO TAKE HIM TO THE VET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, ....HE WILL GET REAL SICK IF NOT TREATED.
