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Quick update for anyone curious: I got some significant dental work done on Friday...

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Thanks for the reply. I understand fixing all the issues and agree with the sentiment. I...

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Oh, and the primary-care doctor I saw about a month ago said he saw a tiny bit of infection...

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First, let me list everything I have: --Only my left tonsil is enlarged and hurts at...

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First, let me list everything I have:

--Only my left tonsil is enlarged and hurts at various times, like when I get stressed out or when I bend my neck, where my chin is touching my chest for more than about 10 minutes. I am also snoring very loudly at night. I seem to sleep better and quieter when I sleep in a reclining chair instead of sleeping in my bed. The tonsil does *not* necessarily hurt when I swallow, although it slightly from time to time. The tonsil is not white. It seems like it hurts more on some days and less on others. This has been going on for a couple of months.

--My left ear has a slight fullness to it and "pops" or "crackles" just a tad when I swallow, more so than in the other ear.

--I have had some nasal and sinus issues for years, like a constant runny nose, particularly in the morning.

--A tooth on my upper-left side (right beside where my wisdom tooth was) that was crowned years ago, and the gum around it has been puffy intermittently ever since; a dentist is going to take a look and hopefully fix that issue in about a week. The dentist said that it could *potentially* be causing my sinus issues because of which tooth has the puffiness. I also have some other dental work that needs to be done on the left side, including one tooth extraction on the bottom-left side.

--I told my primary-care doctor about my issues a month ago, and he put me on a 10-day run of antibiotics, but I have not noticed much difference. It has been about two weeks since I took my last antibiotic pill.

--I went to an ENT about two weeks ago, and he said that my tonsils are enlarged and *may* need to come out, but he honestly did not seem very concerned and said to come back in about 2 months if I was not asymptomatic.

--On a possibly related note, my ENT also said he believes I have TMJ based on my jaw popping, and it does feel like my jaw has a dull pain sometimes, but I can't tell if it's really my jaw or my teeth.

So, my question is this: is there *any* way my teeth issues could be, directly or indirectly, causing my tonsil issues? I am just looking for some peace of mind. If there is some possibility that fixing my teeth and gums will fix the tonsil issue, then I can wait a couple of weeks for those issues to be resolved before I do anything else with my tonsil.

On the other hand, if there is basically no possibility that the teeth/gum issues are causing my tonsil to be swollen and to hurt, then I probably need to pursue additional avenues with my tonsil.

I am a 29 year-old male and a bit overweight. I have had acid reflux in the past, although that seems to have subsided as I have changed my eating and exercising patterns.View Thread

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