i cannot fully answer this question however i feel i can perhaps contribute...
I've had one of my tonsils removed, i was about 7 years old when i was slowly un able to hear. i did not completely go deaf but i was definitely having a lot of trouble hearing.
doctors perfomed a lot of tests on me before finally realizing it was somehow due to my tonsils. they removed my left tonsil and sure enough, i was able to hear again.
i don't really know why they didn't remove both tonsils and i really wish they had because my right one has given me BIG problems ever since.
I've had tonsilitis about 8-9 times, the most severe case was when i was completely un able to open my mouth and had to eat through a very small straw. this lasted about 2 weeks.
the strange thing is when my tonsil acts up, i am again un able to hear... but only from my right side... which is the side with the left over tonsil.
when i get sick, even a common flu will hit my right ear and i will get an ear infection.
i get ear infections maybe 1-2 times a year since i was 8.
i do not really know the relationship between tonsils and hearing, but i definitely know they have to coinside.
good luck.
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Hey, I'm someone else. Although that story above was pretty true, I would have to say that it did not really provide enough information for people that might be trying to get the answer. As for me, I think it is because of the Eustachian tube that connected your inner ear to your throat, which a tonsil can have an affect on since it's in the throat.
The tonsils are two masses of tissue that lie at the back of the throat. So when it gets infected, the infection also spreads to your ear by the tube and it causes hearing problems. Although people might be wondering why I know about this, just to let you know, I do not have this problem with my ears, but I am studying for a test, and since I did not participate well in class, I have to do a good research tonight :( I am one of those people looking for the right information but have not found what I am truly looking for in here, so I decided to improve the answer, because at least I remember this from my class. Yeah, I won't do the same mistake the next time. You can see to it that I don't :)
Yes
They are connected to a cavity in the upper part of the bone, which is in turn connected to the middle ear.
the round window in the ear is a little hole connected to the beginning of the coclea. God bless you
They could be cryptic and can cause major problems if that is the case. See an Eye Ear Nose and Throat specialist, as they may need to be surgically removed.
Tonsils, palatine tonsils and Waldeyer's ring. Tonsils are part of the lymphatic (Immune System)
yes because when you smile your ears move
An "ear, nose and throat" doctor - usually abbreviated to ENT.
Your Eustachian Tube connects your ear to your nose.
They are connected to a cavity in the upper part of the bone, which is in turn connected to the middle ear.
The ossicles (little bones) of the middle ear are connected by joints.incudomalleolar joint (malleus & incus)incudostapedial joint (incus and stapes)
Two earings connected by a chain
They are all connected. The nasopharynx is connected posterior and inferiorly to the paranasal sinuses and is connected to the middle ear by the auditory (Eustachian) tubes. The mucous membranes of the nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx, and middle ear are all connected by ducts. Infections can spread through all those areas.
Rabbits have long external ears. Frogs do not have external ears. Or, maybe they have some kind of hole at most. Take a look at some pictures of frogs.
the round window in the ear is a little hole connected to the beginning of the coclea. God bless you
the round window in the ear is a little hole connected to the beginning of the coclea. God bless you
Tonsils, palatine tonsils and Waldeyer's ring. Tonsils are part of the lymphatic (Immune System)
The incus is a small muscle in you ear which is connected to the eardrum and malleus. The malleus increases the loudness of sound that enters the ear.
Yes, as the pain from the throat and/or tonsils can be referred to the ear, or the ear itself can become infected along with the throat infection caused by strep. Swelling in the Eustachian tube between the middle ear and throat can cause fluid and pressure to build up in the middle ear causing pain as well.