Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the alveoli (air sacs in the lung). In people with emphysema, the lung tissue involved in exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) is impaired or destroyed.Emphysema is included in a group of diseases called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD (pulmonary refers to the lungs).n people with emphysema, the lung tissue involved in exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) is impaired or destroyed. Emphysema is included in a group of diseases called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD (pulmonary refers to the lungs).
Tonsil stones, which are known scientifically as âtonsillolithsâ, are discrete accumulations of hardened calcium, food debris, mucus and bacteria. Other various anaerobic sulfur compounds are also found in the stones.
1 Bacterial infections of the tonsils and adenoids are treated with antibiotics, viral infections are not. 2  Tonsillitis and adenoid infections are diagnosed with a history and physical exam. Chronic tonsillitis is a persistent infection of the tonsils and can cause tonsil stone formation. 2  Symptoms of tonsil or adenoid infection include. 3  sore throat, 4  fever, 5  bad breath, 6  difficulty swallowing, and.