TigaHawk
3rd April 2011, 09:35
Tip's? Idea's? Trick's?
Our whole house has come down with a cold. In between my hacking and coughing, i felt something that appeard to be on the back of my throat somewhere. Like a bump.
Nomatter how many times i swallowed or gargled - still there. Couldent see anything in the mirror either.
Eventualy i get frustrated, as now im fixated on this thing and its driving me nuts. So i use a finger...
the bumpy thing i was feelign was actualy.... behind? underneigth? my tonsils? When i put pressure on it it pushed some of it out, im still feeling something is there tho.
However, its allmost like a... flap? of skin. Any attempts to try and lift it up slightly to get my finger behind it to clean out whatever is there results in an instant gag reflex.
I did a google and found this is actualy quite common with the tonsils, its bits of food etc that get stuck behind there and bacteria grows. The only recommended gargling, or a "water pick" which appears to be a toothbrush without the brush - instead it just spray's water.
Gargling..... doesnt work for me... in that particular aspect anyway. Stubborn things dont wanna budge!
Just thinking about it more - If it's quite common for bacteria and foodstuffs to get lodged and fester back there - it cant be too good for you. Not only can it cause Tonsilitis but you've got bacteria and goodies running down you're throat and into you're stomoch 24/7. And it contributes greatly to bad breath.
Since this doesnt seem to be a widely known/discussed issue... I was wondering if anyone, as part of brushing their teeth - without any fancypants waterjet toothbrush or an anti-gag-reflex of iron - pay attention to this area - and if so how they go about keeping them clean.
Tx :)
Our whole house has come down with a cold. In between my hacking and coughing, i felt something that appeard to be on the back of my throat somewhere. Like a bump.
Nomatter how many times i swallowed or gargled - still there. Couldent see anything in the mirror either.
Eventualy i get frustrated, as now im fixated on this thing and its driving me nuts. So i use a finger...
the bumpy thing i was feelign was actualy.... behind? underneigth? my tonsils? When i put pressure on it it pushed some of it out, im still feeling something is there tho.
However, its allmost like a... flap? of skin. Any attempts to try and lift it up slightly to get my finger behind it to clean out whatever is there results in an instant gag reflex.
I did a google and found this is actualy quite common with the tonsils, its bits of food etc that get stuck behind there and bacteria grows. The only recommended gargling, or a "water pick" which appears to be a toothbrush without the brush - instead it just spray's water.
Gargling..... doesnt work for me... in that particular aspect anyway. Stubborn things dont wanna budge!
Just thinking about it more - If it's quite common for bacteria and foodstuffs to get lodged and fester back there - it cant be too good for you. Not only can it cause Tonsilitis but you've got bacteria and goodies running down you're throat and into you're stomoch 24/7. And it contributes greatly to bad breath.
Since this doesnt seem to be a widely known/discussed issue... I was wondering if anyone, as part of brushing their teeth - without any fancypants waterjet toothbrush or an anti-gag-reflex of iron - pay attention to this area - and if so how they go about keeping them clean.
Tx :)