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Can you get tonsillitis without tonsils
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ronda Alexanderanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 21 years experience
No and Yes...: Once you have a tonsillectomy, you can't get tonsillitis anymore. Unfortunately, there are other structures in the throat that can give you a 'sore th... Read More
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Dr. Gerald Mandellanswered
Nuclear Medicine 54 years experience
Not usually: Tonsils and adenoids are usually removed at same time. Tonsils usually do not grow back. Adenoids not infrequently can regrow related to incomplete re... Read More
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3.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Diamondanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
No: Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils with a number of possible causes. Without tonsils, this can not happen, unless the surgery did not remove e... Read More
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Dr. Ronda Alexanderanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 21 years experience
No: However, you can still get infections of the throat. It's really pharyngitis not tonsillitis since the tonsils are (or in your case, were) part of th... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Edward Rheeanswered
ENT - Head & Neck Surgery 30 years experience
Depends: The most recent guidelines for tonsillectomy based upon frequency of tonsillitis are: 7 episodes in 12 months or 5 episodes per year for 2 years or 3... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Francisco R. Rodriguezanswered
Urology 11 years experience
Tonsils: One episode of tonsillitis is not enough for surgery. See an ENT to rule out an abscess.
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A 57-year-old female asked:
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Yes possible: although your symptoms will be much less severe. Even if your tonsils may not have grown back but you may have tonsil tissue left behind. Also, if you... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Tonsillectomy: You need to consult with an ENT specialist. They will be able to determine whether the frequency of your infections (usually >3/yr) warrants tonsi... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Not necessarily: Some infections may increase tonsil stones, but it is not inevitable. See this site for more information on this topic, including prevention. http://w... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Stephen Camachoanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
Tonsillitis : Tonsillitis comes from an infection with a virus or bacteria, not cancer. Cancer is not a communicable disease.
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A female asked:
Dr. Farhad Sigarianswered
Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery 22 years experience
Needs clarification: Infected tonsils and lymphoma are two completely different things (lymphoma is a type of cancer). Having said that, yes if one has an acute tonsilliti... Read More
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