Tonsil Crypts are small pockets that form on the outside of your tonsils. It’s these pockets or tonsil crypts, that collect debris, like the mucus from nasal drip, as well as food particles. When accumulated, this debris forms what is called tonsil stones(tonsilloliths).

Tonsil stones can be a source of chronic bad breath and discomfort. People with tonsil stones often complain of actual pain and discomfort from these little hardened clumps that lodge in their throats. In addition to the pain caused by tonsil stones, the stench is awful, and often the cause of bad breath.

In order to talk about tonsil stone remedies, we must first understand exactly what tonsils and tonsil stones are.

Tonsil Stones (tonsilloliths) are caused by an accumulation of sulfur-producing bacteria and debris that become lodged in the tonsils. This debris (which can include mucous from post nasal drip) putrifies in the back of your throat, and collects in the tonsil crypts (small divots or pockets which appear on the surface of the tonsils).