Tonsils and Bad Breath

Doctor I have been suffering from bad breath for almost 14years and it's due to tonsil stones. I tried to get rid of it by removing the tonsil stones with Q-tips and I underwent several medications but the tonsil stone keeps on forming. It's killing my self esteem and confidence when talking to people.

What should I do?   

  

Infections in the tonsils are a common cause of bad breath. Removing the tonsil stones or plaques by yourself using Q-tips may not be effective. As you say yourself, the stones keep forming. Removal of your tonsils may help you. If you are at least 15-20 years of age, removal of the tonsils should not cause you any problems.

You have been trying to treat yourself for 14 years and it has not helped at all. I always advise people not to self medicate. Self medication can not only be ineffective, but it can also have harmful effects in some cases.

You need to consult an ENT specialist to decide whether to remove your tonsils. I would also advise you to consult a dentist to see if there is any other problem in your teeth that is causing bad breath.

On This Day🌄 June1 Night of Decree (Sunni Islam, 2019)

1495 – An entry in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland made the first recorded mention of Scotch whisky.

1794 – The Glorious First of June, the first and largest fleet action of the naval conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the French First Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars, was fought.

1942 – World War II: The crews of three Japanese Type A Kō-hyōteki-class submarines scuttled their boats and committed suicide after entering Sydney Harbour and launching a failed attack.

1974 – In an informal article in a medical journal, Henry Heimlich introduced the concept of abdominal thrusts, commonly known as the "Heimlich maneuver", to help choking victims.

1999 – On landing at Little Rock National Airport in the U.S. state of Arkansas, American Airlines Flight 1420 overran the runway and crashed (wreckage pictured), resulting in 11 deaths.

Bipolar

People who are affected by bipolar disorder have cyclical mood swings from extreme happiness (mania) to either normal or depressed. Although the cycle length varies greatly from person to person, the median cycle length is 13 weeks. Symptoms of depression include hopelessness, apathy (loss of interest), lethargy (lack of energy), sadness, feelings of worthlessness and guilt, etc. Symptoms of mania include high energy, distractability, excitability, inflated self-esteem and delusions of grandeur, rapid speech, racing thoughts, and insomnia. While happiness may seem less dangerous than depression, mania is often more severe and destructive than depression, leading to problems at work and school as well as relationship problems.

On This Day🌄 May30 Lod Massacre Remembrance Day in Puerto Rico

1431 – Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc (pictured) was burned at the stake in Rouen, France, after being convicted of heresy.

1854 – The Kansas–Nebraska Act became law, establishing the U.S. territories of Nebraska and Kansas, and allowing their settlers to determine if slavery would be permitted.

1914 – RMS Aquitania, the last surviving four-funnelled ocean liner, departed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New York City.

1963 – Buddhist crisis: A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination was held outside South Vietnam's National Assembly, the first open demonstration against President Ngô Đình Diệm.

2008 – The Convention on Cluster Munitions, prohibiting the use, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster bombs, was adopted.

Quote of the Day

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. -Elbert Hubbard

On This Day🌄 May29

1453 – With the conquest of Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire fell to the Ottomans.

1852 – Swedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind (pictured) concluded a successful concert tour of the United States under the management of showman P. T. Barnum.

1935 – The Messerschmitt Bf 109, the most-produced fighter aircraft in history, made its first flight.

1942 – Bing Crosby recorded his version of the song "White Christmas", which went on to become the best-selling single of all time, with more than 50 million copies sold.

1954 – The first annual Bilderberg Meeting of leaders from European countries and the United States opened in Oosterbeek, Netherlands.

On This Day🌄 May27 Memorial Day in the United States (2019)

1096 – The largest of the Rhineland massacres took place in Mainz, where at least 1,100 Jews were killed by the People's Crusade.

1644 – Manchu regent Dorgon (pictured) defeated rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.

1923 – French drivers André Lagache and René Léonard won the first running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race.

1975 – The deadliest road accident in England took place when the brakes on a coach failed and it crashed in North Yorkshire, killing 32 people.

1995 – American actor Christopher Reeve was thrown from his horse, leaving him a quadriplegic; he later became an activist on behalf of people with spinal cord injuries.

On This Day🌄 May28 Night of Decree (Shia Islam, 2019)

1628 – Li Shimin defeated and captured Dou Jiande in the Battle of Hulao, leading to a Tang dynasty victory in the civil war that followed the collapse of the Sui dynasty.

1608 – Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi (pictured) debuted his second opera L'Arianna, now a lost work, at a royal wedding in Mantua.

1830 – U.S. President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law, authorizing him to negotiate with Native Americans for their removal from their ancestral homelands.

1977 – A fire at the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky, killed 165 patrons.

2010 – A train derailment and collision in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India, caused the deaths of at least 148 passengers.

Hernia How does one manage hernia?

The commonest use of the word “hernia” is for inguinal hernia. There are other different kinds of hernia, but I will discuss inguinal hernia here. The lower abdomen has a canal on both sides of the midline, called the inguinal canal. A nerve passes through this canal along with some other structures. The inguinal canal helps these structures to pass from inside the abdomen to outside the abdomen.

A weakness in the abdominal muscles can make the opening of this canal wider than normal. When this happens, organs of the abdomen like the intestine or fat can pass through the inguinal canal and can be seen as a lump in the groin. This is called an inguinal hernia. Sometimes, the lump can only be seen upon coughing or lifting heavy weights.

Mild cases of inguinal hernia can be corrected by strengthening of the abdominal muscles. Severe cases will require surgery to push back the organs back into the abdomen. The inguinal canal is then strengthened using a mesh. What treatment will be required in your case can only be decided after examining you. I would advise you to consult a doctor for the same.

Beri-beri is a Deficiency Disease caused by Lack of Vitamin B1 (thiamine)

Beri-beri is a nutritional human disorder in which affected individuals suffer from wasting of muscles, paralysis, mental confusion and sometimes heart failure. It occurs mainly in those countries where the staple diet is polished rice. There are two types of the disease: wet beriberi and dry beriberi. Wet beriberi affects the heart and circulatory system. Here is an accumulation of tissue fluid (oedema), In extreme cases, wet beriberi can cause heart failure. Dry beriberi causes nervous degeneration and can lead to a loss of muscle strength and eventually, muscle paralysis. Skin cyanosis is due to lack of oxygen. Beriberi can be life-threatening if it isn’t treated.

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