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I did some research on this one to get the answer. Phlegm balls (medical term is tonsil liths [lith means "stone"]) form in the tonsils. Your tonsils are the two bags at the back of your throat. They are spongy with lots of crevices to trap impurities, bacteria, dirt, etc. so they don't enter the lungs. The tonsils have lots of spaces, like a sponge, and they are called "crypts". Mucous, especially thick, sticky mucous can get trapped in these crypts. Over time they will coagulate, (like heavy cream coagulates into cottage cheese when stirred with a fork) and in time they thicken to the point of forming balls, a lot like a small cottage cheese nugget. They are usually yellow. The darker they are, the older they are. A stimulus will pry them loose and that's when you feel the phlegm ball in your mouth. Yes, they taste and smell terrible. A strong emotional event can
cause a phlegm ball to be dislodged from your tonsils. But, that's where they come from, the tonsils. To prove this, wash your hands, look in a mirror, take a clean finger and gently press on one of your tonsils. If there
are any phlegm balls in there, chances are you can push one out of your tonsil and you will see it exit via the crypt, and into your mouth. Gargling every morning and before bed with a strong mouthwash like Listerene will help prevent them. Good luck! - gregg in Sarasota, FL
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What is a loogie?
A "loogie" is a thick ball of phlegm that forms in the trachea or bronchial tubes, and is coughed up. To cough up a ball of phlegm and spit it out is colloquially called " to hock a loogie" or "hawking a loogie" (from the characteristic sound of expectoration, and related to the verb "hack" meaning to cough).
How do you hawk a loogie?
A "loogie" is a thick ball of phlegm that forms in the trachea or bronchial tubes, and is coughed up. To cough up a ball of phlegm and spit it out is colloquially called " to hock a loogie" or "hawking a loogie" (from the characteristic sound of expectoration or clearing the throat, and related to the verb "hack" meaning to cough).
How do you pronounce phlegm?
phlegm
Where does the phlegm go if you swallowed it?
Phlegm will go into your stomach and the acid in your stomach will dispose of it naturally, just the way it does when you swollow food. It is not harmful to swallow phlegm.
What does phlegm do?
Phlegm helps to trap foreign materials such as dirt, microbes and pollutants from going further into the body. Phlegm comes in different colors from shades of green to white.
What is the sentence of phlegm?
Phlegm is a sticky substance produced by the respiratory system to help trap and clear away germs and irritants.
Can phlegm be food?
no
What colour is a normal phlegm?
clear phlegm is normal. Red,Green,yellow is not normal---get help.
How do you use phlegm in a sentence?
Cough medicines may help either to control coughing or loosen the phlegm.
How do you spell flim?
phlegm
Does sugary drink increase phlegm?
I feel that when I drink beer while I am a bit sick I do produce more phlegm
When you hock up phlegm does it come from the lungs or the stomach?
The phlegm comes from your lungs. It may mix with saliva in your mouth.
