122: Tonsil stones

Seeing Qin Jiang's action, Zhang Weiai immediately felt a little awkward.

Could it be that her breath was already so strong?

From such a distance, it shouldn't be able to affect Dr. Qin, right?

Just as Zhang Weiai was thinking this, Qin Jiang spoke, "Take off your mask; I'll take a look for you."

Zhang Weiai nodded and took off her mask.

"Open wide."

Qin Jiang held a flashlight in one hand and a tongue depressor in the other, asking Zhang Weiai to open her mouth as wide as possible.

It had to be said that Zhang Weiai's bad breath was already quite severe.

Even though Qin Jiang wore a mask and was mentally prepared, he was still almost directly overwhelmed by Zhang Weiai's breath.

Qin Jiang looked inside carefully and then indeed found something amiss.

"Alright, I know what's going on."

Qin Jiang changed to another tongue depressor, then took out tweezers from the drawer and began to disinfect them.

Zhang Weiai asked curiously, "Dr. Qin, do you know what's wrong with me?"

Qin Jiang nodded.

"You have tonsil stones; fortunately, it's not particularly serious. I can remove them for you with tweezers right now."

"Tonsil stones?"

Everyone was stunned.

They knew about tonsils, but tonsil stones could grow on them?

This was too miraculous.

Qin Jiang explained, "Tonsils are located deep in the oral cavity, near the pharynx, and are relatively deep and concealed."

"Around them, on the surface, there are some small, pit-like depressions, like a honeycomb."

"When we eat, food debris and other things have a certain probability of falling into these honeycombs, and gradually, stones form."

Hearing Qin Jiang say this, Zhang Weiai immediately felt her eyes were opened.

But she asked curiously, "So my bad breath is because of these stones? That's too exaggerated, isn't it?"

Qin Jiang shook his head.

"Actually, it's not exaggerated, because these stones are composed of food debris, necrotic epithelium produced by metabolism, various secretions, and minerals."

"It's like a drain in a house; over time, the protein components in the stones will decay, so there will be the smell of rotten eggs and decaying meat."

"Yours isn't serious yet. If it were more severe, you would need surgery to remove the stones, and it could also cause complications like pharyngeal swelling and pain."

Qin Jiang's popular science explanation immediately enlightened the netizens in the live broadcast room.

"According to Dr. Qin, doesn't that mean the older you get, the worse your breath gets?"

"That's true, because the older you are, the more you've eaten, and the greater the probability of forming tonsil stones."

"Besides, the elderly's gastrointestinal tracts are definitely not as good as young people's, so most elderly people have bad breath."

"Oh my goodness, I never knew there was such a thing as tonsil stones. I need to find time to go to the Hospital and get checked."

People nowadays love cleanliness and have the conditions to do some deep cleaning and care.

Just like the previous generation, few people would go for teeth cleaning.

Because teeth cleaning was like surgery to them, even if it was good for their health, who would undergo surgery for no reason?

Similarly, many people either don't know about the problem of tonsil stones, or if they do, they don't take it to heart.

Anyway, it's just a bit of bad breath; it doesn't affect life.

After everything was ready, Qin Jiang said to Zhang Weiai, "You should try to open your mouth wide later; my tweezers need to go in a bit deeper."

"But I might not be able to keep my mouth open all the time; it will be very tiring."

Qin Jiang looked at Zeng Zhu, who was standing by.

"Go wash your hands and disinfect them, then help your Girl open her mouth."

Zeng Zhu quickly followed Qin Jiang's instructions and, under Qin Jiang's guidance, used his hands to open Zhang Weiai's mouth.

The photographer came behind Qin Jiang and gave a close-up shot.

Zhang Weiai was indeed a very clean Girl; her teeth were very white and healthy, and she had no problems like oral ulcers or bleeding gums.

Qin Jiang placed the tweezers near the tonsil, then gently pressed.

A white, rice-grain-like stone appeared before everyone's eyes.

It was indeed just as Qin Jiang had said before.

This stone looked as if it was embedded in a depression.

Qin Jiang carefully picked it out with tweezers, and this stone even had stringy mucus!

After seeing this, the netizens in the live broadcast room immediately flooded the screen with comments.

"It's a bit disgusting, but also a bit stress-relieving, what's going on?"

"Yes, it feels like finally getting rid of something dirty."

"I can't take it anymore; tomorrow I'm going to the Hospital for a check-up too! I also want to clean my tonsil stones!"

"Holy cow, look quickly, there's still more!"

After Qin Jiang picked out such a large calculus, everyone originally thought there were no more.

Who knew that Qin Jiang's tweezers poked around again, and two more small stones were revealed!

Looking at the densely packed, recessed surface, everyone felt their scalps tingle.

It was as if the flesh here had been gnawed by ants, looking very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Qin Jiang's movements were very skilled and fast; in less than three minutes, he had cleaned out all the stones in Zhang Weiai's mouth.

He placed the three stones on a tissue, then Qin Jiang disinfected his tools and began to wash his hands.

Zhang Weiai couldn't help but lean over and smell the three stones, almost fainting from the stench.

"Oh my god, this is too stinky!"

If she hadn't smelled it herself, Zhang Weiai would never have believed that such a thing came out of her own mouth.

"Dr., why couldn't I smell my own bad breath before?"

Qin Jiang explained lightly, "Because olfactory cells are mainly distributed in the nasal mucosa, and there are no olfactory cells in the oral mucosa."

"So even if these three stones were very stinky in your mouth, you wouldn't be able to smell them yourself."

Zhang Weiai then asked, "Does that mean I'll still have to rely on others to tell me if I have bad breath in the future? That's so embarrassing."

Qin Jiang said, "If you want to test whether you have bad breath, it's actually very simple."

"Either you directly cover your mouth and nose simultaneously with your hand, breathe out through your mouth, and blow through your nose."

"Or you can put some saliva on your wrist, then smell your wrist with your nose, and you'll know if you have bad breath."

Hearing Qin Jiang say this, Zhang Weiai nodded, indicating that she understood.

The bad breath problem that had bothered her for several days was finally resolved, and Zhang Weiai was very happy.

Qin Jiang pointed to the QR code on the table and said, "Although the stones in your mouth have been removed, your gastrointestinal tract still has problems, and your bad breath has not been completely cured."

"I'll go in now and prescribe a few doses of medicine for you. Take them on time when you get back, and you should be fine in about a week."

Qin Jiang pointed to the QR code on the table.

"Scan the code to pay first; it's six hundred yuan in total."

Zhang Weiai nodded and readily took out her phone to scan the code and pay.