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Both tonsils have disappeared

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Aug 22 7:03am | Replies (4)
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@thomason

Hello @tricia7. I am surprised that no-one has informed you that tonsils atrophy away with age. My tonsils did, and my ENT said that it is a perfectly normal phenomenon! At age 60, they began shrinking, and now--five years later-- are not visible.
Some things actually do get better with age!

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tricia7 | @tricia7 | Aug 22 7:03am

Thank you for your reply. I knew they shrink with age but did know they completely disappear. It seemed odd they were there a couple of months ago and disappeared when my neck glands swelled up. It seems like the lymph nodes in my neck have taken over for my tonsils. Thanks again for the reassurance.

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