Dino,

Tonsililiths are accumulations of bacteria and tissue that collect in the crypts of your tonsils. If they get large enough, you can feel them rubbing on the back of your throat or on the back of your tongue. They can irritate your tonsil, make it become enlarged, give you a sore throat, bad breath and a terrible taste in your mouth. There is no treatment for them except to remove the tonsiliths when they occur, which usually happens when you sneeze, or cough. I have been dealing with tonsiliths long before I got oral cancer and ever since I was diagnosed. One has nothing to do with the other but I believe that many of your symptoms can be explained by the presence of tonsiliths. They are a real pain the the neck (or tonsil) but they are not cancer nor do they cause cancer. You may be able to see them poking out of your tonsil the next time your symptoms flare up. They are white/yellow chunky balls. They can be big or small but at any size they are gross. I hope this information helps you relax.

Barb