Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Cough up hard jelly clear phlem like a bb bullet when i cough it just comes flying out.its thicker than normal phlem and its not a tonsil stone?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Lab tests: Please spit into a sterile cup, seal and ask your physician to send it to the lab for sputum Gram stain, Culture and fungal smears. Get well.
Answered 3/14/2015
3.1k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
Can u feel tonsil stones? For the past two days ive been forcing myself to cough up/spit out these little yellow balls. The feeling drives me crazy!!
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
She has high fever last week for 2 days and her right tonsil looks swollen. She has cough too with phlegm. Yesterday she has fever again. What is this?
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
Could constant tonsil stones cause a general sick feeling (achy, headache, flu like symptoms) and chronic cough?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I've had a dry cough on and off for weeks it's sounds very chesty but is dry no phlegm, also my tonsils are enlarged and I also think I've developed sleep apnea?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
Phlegm taste in mouth and breath. Pain in sternum. No cough or cold just sometimes clearing of throat.
Ive had a chesty cough for 3 weeks, clear frothy phlegm. Can hear noises when my mouth is open. Feel generally unwel and tired. Haven't got a fever.
My tot have cough with phlegm when he wake up in the morning and after nap. Now he have colds clear mucus. Mouth Breathing. what do i need to do? =
Could tonsil stones cause a chronic cough for over a year?
Coughed up a stinky white ball which I think is a tonsil stone...can you cough up thrush?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
