Have you noticed small white balls deep in your throat? Sometimes hard, often with an unpleasant odor, they appear unexpectedly. And what if they are the unexpected cause of your bad breath? This phenomenon, so common and at the same time irritating, affects more people than you think… but there are simple and natural ways to deal with the problem.

White balls in the throat: what exactly are they?

These small whitish deposits found in the tonsils are called caseum or tonsilloliths. They are formed from food debris, dead cells and bacteria that remain in the recesses of the tonsils. Over time, they harden and begin to emit an unpleasant odor resembling sulfur. A real stink! It’s like leaving old food leftovers in the corner of the kitchen and not throwing them away – after a while they will start to smell bad. The same thing happens in your mouth.