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They’re like cousins who live in the same neighborhood and cause the same kind of trouble, but they’re not identical twins.

Tonsils sit in the back of your throat like two little bouncers guarding the entrance. You can see them if you shine a light and say aaah.

Adenoids live higher up behind your nose, tucked out of sight like nosy neighbors peeking through the blinds. Same general job: catch germs, trap junk, help your immune system learn what’s friend or foe.

Both can get swollen, infected, or overreactive, especially in kids. Both can be removed if they’re causing too much chaos.

It’s one of those quirky body-design things: two versions of the same idea, just parked in different spots. If you ever peek at old medical diagrams, it almost looks like the human body couldn’t decide where to put the germ traps and just said “fine, we’ll install both.”