White throat chunks

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It's only weird if you save them in a little jar on the nightstand.

It's (seriously) the plaque from your teeth. If you don't brush (you dirty fucker) it eventually falls off and clumps up in the crumpled like tissue in the back of your throat. Once enough builds up it'll fall out. It smells real bad, and can give you a whole host of throat infections.

So fucking brush twice daily. Don't they teach kids that these days?

I posted the link saying it is not that. It doesn't have any odor, and it has been occurring since I was a little kid, so it's not something new.

My bf's little sister gets these. Sounds like tonsil stones.

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

I get these, and if you squish them, they smell really bad. I suggest saving them and putting them on a friends pizza, or sandwich or down inside a piece of sushi, you know, mixed in with the rice.

shamwow you're dumb.

I used to get them before I had my tonsils out and my gf still gets them. My mom actually took me to the emergency room (she's crazy but that's another story).
But anyway they are from food getting stuck in holes in your tonsils, kind of at the back corners. They turn white because your body tries to attack them. Get your tonsils out. I don't want to gross anyone else out, but get a q-tip and try to poke them out.

You are right shamwow is dumb but I'm sure he doesn't even know it.

Shamwow I have an advice for you, if you have nothing nice to say then don't say a thing. No one wants to hear your comments if you are using language like that.

sounds like tonsil stones to me. its normal but quite disgusting.

i used to get something like that, back when i had my tonsils. they are gone now and so are the white spots

its a build up of plac dont worry
you can pick them off
all it is
is you have a rinckle in your tonsil and plac gets stuck there

the singer in my band used to get those after screaming alot... maybe relax a little. or take a break from the metal screaming

Oh WOW. what an interesting topic!! dude, my sister and i get them, as im sure most ppl do now that i read this. and she always asks me what it is, i dont knwo what to tell her. now i will tell her to read this.

YES you are normal.

that is so funny. My whole family gets them and we have named them "white things" they are so discusting. Me and my friends like to pretend we put them in eachother's food and make eachother gag really loud.

if you don't get them, you're lucky.
p.s. I brush my teeth twice a day.

I get these about 2-3 times a week, and I have know no idea what they are. I only started getting them at the start of this year (when I was 17). I wouldn't say they're abnormal, just really annoying to try and get rid of. It's definitely not a result of not brushing teeth; i brush my teeth twice a day, along flossing, using mouthwash and brushing my tongue/along the gums.

White, fungus-y looking things are often a sign of a bacterial infection (like strep). They are harmless but gross (I get them when I get sick), so if you see them, I would suggest calling your doctor for an appt. You should schedule a throat culture to find out for sure.

I get them in the winter, when I cough. They're horrible, but I'm sure they're normal and not a threat to your health in any way.