I m a 21 year old generally healthy female. I ve had a minor sore throat that began yesterday and was accompanied by a general sick feeling. I woke up this morning feeling a bit worse but felt much better after taking ibuprofen, eating, having hot drinks, and showering. However, around lunch time I noticed that I felt like I had something in my throat like a piece of food and when I looked in the mirror it looked like a piece of my tonsil was coming off. I touched it with a q-tip and while there s no pain there s a piece of the tonsil that is only attached on one side and just kind of hanging there. What could this be? I had tonsil stones about a month ago that I removed with a q-tip and am wondering if I did something to them.