Finally got 3d view of my scans, what you guys think? I personally think my hyoid is elongated? Maybe fractured i dunno. Also abit of a calcified stylohyoid ligament too. Thanks guys.
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Yess your ligament looks partialy calcified on both sides.
The Hyoid bone is a floating bone. Very good that you have looked at it!
Looks like the greater cornua of the hyoid bone is elongated on the right side, and also your whole hyoid bone looks misaligned.
I would also look at your spine, something is going on. Specially from C1 to C3. @LimeZest could you take a look?
Would also pay attention to your teeth set here. Looks like one off your wisdom tooth is growing up against your cheekbone and into your sinus cavity it does also grow sidewise so it touches the rest off your teeth set, wich i also did find in your CT scans, this also mathces your description off swelling,palsy and ptosis off your right side and the pain you get by touching. It does also match with your description off chronic sinusitis and hard to breath out off your left nostrile. Would highly suggest that you visit your dentist!
-Henrik
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Hard to say, there is a strange gap in the middle of C1 not sure if this is due to the 3D rendering, also perhaps it is tilted up a bit but could very much be due to the way your head was tilted.
Seem to have a reasonably good lordosis of the neck, but yes calcification of the ligament part way down is pretty clear especially the image from the back.
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I agree that the ligaments look like they’ve both got calcification half way along, and the greater cornu of hyoid look a bit long, looks like there could be that there’s calcified ligament from the end, it looks like there’s a bit of a ‘joint’ on both in the first image?
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@Liam - I agree that your C-1 vertebra is very odd looking. It appears to be missing the center section that joins the two halves. I also agree this could be an anomaly of the imaging but certainly suggests getting it checked out.
Good catch on the wisdom tooth, @Henrik!
Here’s an annotated image in which I’ve marked your calcified ligaments:
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Sorry for the late reply, thanks for all the replies everyone. Im booked into the dentist for the 20th of this month & am seeing a new neurologist through the public system so im going to get all the info i can together to make it worth while. I cant help but think is my hyoid the culprit? Because it looks so out of whack an longer on the right side & thats where all my swelling & pain an ect is… Nothing got noted on the report but even when feeling my hyoid i can feel alot more of it on the right & feels painful…
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Hey their, i believe the gap in the veterbrae is just the rendering as it comes up normal when looking at the original scans… Whats your thoughts on the hyoid bone?
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The hyoid is worth looking into also I think…
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No worries !
Hang in there brother 
Keep us updated on your journey, and please let us know if there is anything else we could do to help and support your case 
Regarding your hyiod bone, in the normal CT scan you can see that it is more “highlighted” on the right side than the left side.
As we have had some discussion going on this forum lately, about hyoid bone elongation. It is worth to chek it out and discuss that matter with a specialist, but in my opinion; the hyiod bone is a floating bone wich does not connect to any structure, only soft tissue. It could move itself depending on your position off your head and body
however as for both mine and your case we have both calcified ligaments that can be the root cause off a misalignment, but rather the greater cornua off the hyoid bone being pushed out off place/streched. But again, that is my opinion, i could be wrong
You’re right that stylohyoid ligament calcification growing from the lesser horns (cornua) of the hyoid can “tether” the hyoid bone & keep it from moving freely like it needs to during normal function that in turn causes pain, grinding & popping when swallowing or during other movements that require the hyoid to move freely.
Elongated greater horns (cornua) can interfere w/ the cervical spine, nerves & other soft tissues because of the free-floating nature of the hyoid. If both problems occur at the same time i.e. s-h ligament calcification at the lesser horns & elongated greater horns, then the problems multiply.
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I agree that your hyoid should be re-evaluated & the greater horns looked at more carefully, especially the right side, though I’m struggling to tell if it’s the angle the hyoid sat during your imaging or if there is a true problem.
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