is it possible to get tonsillitis even if you have no tonsills or adnoids?
2007-01-17 06:15:57 · 3 answers · asked by brandy 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
To set the record straight, there are three pairs of tonsils in the head - the pharyngeal tonsils are in the pharynx and are what we call "tonsils". The palatine tonsils (adenoids) are above the pharyngeals, in the nasopharynx. And the sublingual tonsils are underneath the tongue and not at the back of the tongue.
Any one, two or all three pairs can become inflammed or infected. If you've had a T&A (tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy), it's possible for remaining surrounding tissue or the tonsil beds to become infected but it's not tonsilitis. And sometimes pharyngeals partially regrow, in which case it would be tonsilitis.
2007-01-17 07:27:29 · answer #1 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what tissues have been removed. Tonsillitis refers to inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. The inflammation may involve other areas of the back of the throat including the adenoids and the lingual tonsils (areas of tonsil tissue at the back of the tongue). There are several variations of tonsillitis: acute, recurrent, and chronic tonsillitis and peritonsillar abscess.
2007-01-17 14:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by grizzliesgurl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can still get infections in the mucous membranes around your throat and you could get ear infections.
2007-01-17 14:19:52 · answer #3 · answered by stella b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋