@Heather, Please tell your husband thank you! Your left styloid also looks corkscrew shaped (again that may be a function of the 3D conversion) & looks very much like the image that @LimeZest posted of his left styloid today (Can anybody help me to confirm if my CT shows elongated styloids? - #49 by LimeZest). It’s hard to know whether the styloid broke & the piece separated off or if the stylohyoid ligament itself is calcified apart from the styloid process. Regardless, since you have symptoms, it should be removed. The good news is the surgery on the left side may not be as difficult as the one on the right since the calcification is further away from your skull base.
Here is an image of your left styloid so others can see it more clearly:
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