Tonsilitis? Otitis?

I've been experiencing several symptoms for a few months now, which my doctor said was a dental problem in conflict with my dentist, and has since developed. I've an ear that feels plugged and clicks when I swallow, developed bacterial plugs which I remove in the crypts of my tonsils, two mildly swollen cervical lymph nodes, a slightly sore/groggy throat. I also have what appears to be a small lightly coloured sore in the back of my throat just underneath my tonsil and at the end of a tonsillar crypt as if something is slightly seeping out of it (nothing is according to a sterilized Q-Tip). This is accompanied by muscle aches and a slight swelling in my submandibular salivary gland that causes some discomfort and tightness in the area though isn't visibly bulging. All of this is on the same side.

Does Tonsilitis, Otitis or other ear infections occasionally cause these symptoms? What can I expect from my doctor?

Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils in the mouth and will often, but not necessarily, cause a sore throat and fever. Symptoms may also include pain in the tonsil area and inability to swallow and/or painful swallowing. White spots may also appear on the tonsils.
Complications found to be developed due to tonsilitis include :
An abscess may develop lateral to the tonsil during an infection, typically several days after the onset of tonsillitis. This is termed a peritonsillar abscess (or quinsy). Rarely the infection may spread beyond the tonsil resulting in inflammation and infection of the internal jugular vein giving rise to a spreading septicaemia infection (Lemierre's syndrome).
In chronic/recurrent cases (generally defined as seven episodes of tonsillitis in the preceding year, five episodes in each of the preceding two years or three episodes in each of the preceding three years)[2][3][4], or in acute cases where the palatine tonsils become so swollen that swallowing is impaired, a tonsillectomy can be performed to remove the tonsils. Patients whose tonsils have been removed are certainly still protected from infection by the rest of their immune system.
Bacteria feeding on mucus which acumulates in pits (referred to as 'crypts') in the tonsils, produce whitish-yellow deposits known as a tonsilloliths. These "tonsil stones" emit a very pungent odor due to the presence of volatile sulphur compounds.
Tonsilloliths (or tonsil stones) which occur in the crypts of the tonsils can only be completely cured by tonsillectomy or by resurfacing the tonsil by laser, but practicing good oral hygiene and use of a water pick may help lessen the symptoms. It is still possible to get tonsiloliths after removal of the tonsils unless a complete tonsillectomy is performed.
Hypertrophy of the tonsils can result in snoring, mouth breathing, disturbed sleep, and obstructive sleep apnea, during which the patient stops breathing and experiences a drop in the oxygen content in the bloodstream.
In very rare cases, diseases like rheumatic fever or glomerulonephritis can occur. These complications are extremely rare in developed nations but remain a significant problem in poorer nations.

OTITIS:
Otitis media is an inflammation of the middle ear: the space behind the ear drum. It is one of the two conditions that are commonly thought of as ear infections, the other being otitis externa
Progression of otitis is observed to be:
Typically, acute otitis media follows a cold: after a few days of a stuffy nose the ear becomes involved and can cause severe pain. The pain will usually settle within a day or two but can last over a week. Sometimes the ear drum ruptures discharging pus from the ear, but usually the ruptured drum will heal rapidly.
At an anatomic level, the typical progression of acute otitis media occurs as follows: the tissues surrounding the Eustachian tube swell due to an upper respiratory infection, allergies, or dysfunction of the tubes. The Eustachian tube remains blocked most of the time. The air present in the middle ear is slowly absorbed into the surrounding tissues. A strong negative pressure creates a vacuum in the middle ear. The vacuum reaches a point where fluid from the surrounding tissues accumulates in the middle ear. This is seen as a progression from a Type A tympanogram to a Type C to a Type B tympanogram. The fluid may become infected. It has been found that dormant bacteria behind the Tympanum (eardrum) multiply when the conditions are ideal infecting the middle ear fluid.