<unk>  may produce no symptoms or they may be associated with bad breath. The smell may be that of rotting eggs.<unk>  tend to happen most often in people with longterm inflammation in their<unk> s. Occasionally there may be pain when swallowing. Even when they are large, some<unk>  are only discovered incidentally on X-rays or CAT scans. Other symptoms include a metallic taste, throat closing or tightening, coughing fits, and choking. Larger<unk>  may cause recurrent bad breath, which frequently accompanies a<unk>  infection, sore throat, white debris, a bad taste in the back of the throat, difficulty swallowing, ear ache, and<unk>  swelling. A medical study conducted in 2007 found an association between<unk> loliths and bad breath in patients with a certain type of recurrent<unk> litis. Among those with bad breath, 75% of the subjects had<unk> loliths, while only 6% of subjects with normal halitometry values (normal breath) had<unk> loliths. A foreign body sensation may also exist in the back of the throat. The condition may also be an asymptomatic condition, with detection upon palpating a hard intratonsillar or submucosal mass. File:Tonsilstone.A<unk> lolith protrudes from the<unk>  File:Tonsilloliths 20091119 prior to<unk> lectomy.Large<unk> lolith half exposed on<unk>  File:Tonsillolith close up. Closeup of a<unk> lolith
Tonsil stones
Syphilis
Liver spot
Granuloma
Laryngeal cyst
Fungal infection
Retropharyngeal abscess
Rhinolith