<prompt> During Acute tonsillitis referred pain from tonsil to the middle ear is alongGlossopharyngeal nerveFacial nerveTrigeminal nerveVagus nerve  <response>: Tonsils and tonsillar fossa are supplied by the glossopharyngeal nerve Any irritation or pain can be referred to the ear along the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal Jacobsons nerve. 