I was pleased to discover here that this disgusting but common ailment has a name: tonsilloliths, aka "tonsil stones". These tiny, yellowish, and malodorous kernel-shaped calcifications form in the crevasses of the tonsils only to be released by a particularly hearty cough or sneeze. They consist of decaying food matter, oral bacteria, and dead white blood cells, and can be a source of discomfort and halitosis!They even have their own website, with recommended treatment!
Now I feel SO much better about the time I coughed up one of these.
(image courtesy Wikipedia)
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