Given the overwhelming size and outrageous global reach of the internet

one never has to look too far to find online content that shocks, stuns, amazes or disgusts.

The rise of social media sites has meant that photos and videos can be shared

worldwide like never before. As a result, trends develop from time to time where

there seems to be waves of similar content rolling out during a given period.

It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that content to do with our bodies

– and all the weird, wonderful, fascinating stuff it can do – has proven popular

online. You’ll likely be all too familiar with videos including pimple popping (gross!), cyst draining (double gross!) and earwax removal.

But have you ever heard of tonsil stones? I hadn’t, in any case, so when

I saw a video on the subject, I decided to do what I do best… share the information with you lovely folks…

I’ll admit to having a high degree of curiosity when it comes to all things

related to the human body. I don’t necessarily think they’re nice to watch,

but the viral-craze of the so-dubbed “pimple popping” videos hooked me like a fish.

That said, when I came across a related video concerning the removal of

“tonsil stones”, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect.

To begin with, I’d probably better tell you what exactly tonsil stones are.

I hadn’t heard of them before, let alone seen one. Perhaps I’m alone in

this, maybe all you readers out there are familiar with them. Then again, maybe not…

As per the Mayo Clinic, tonsil stones are hard white or yellow formations

that occur on the tonsils. They’re neither painful nor harmful, and can usually be treated with home remedies.

The main causes of tonsil stones are trapped materials and debris in the

tonsillar crypts, located in the – yep, you guessed it – tonsils, those