I’m so sorry that your symptoms have been severe for months, I guess the Australian healthcare system is as slow as the UK is, but it’s no fun when you’re in that much pain…
It sounds as if you could have nerve pain- stabbing pains are common with that. If you’ve not tried any, there are nerve pain medications which can help, like Amitriptyline, Gabapentine or Carbamazepine. The Facial nerve and Trigeminal nerve can both be affected by ES & pain is common in the areas you mention, as well as numbness or tingling with certain head movements. Muscle relaxants sometimes help with pain too; the SCM & Omohyoid muscles are often aggravated with ES , and some members have used topical lidocaine or patches on painful muscles. Heat and/ or ice can help as well.
There’s info in the Newbies Guide Section about symptoms & treatments, here’s some links:
ES Information: Common Symptoms And Possible Explanations For Them - Welcome / Newbies Guide to Eagle Syndrome - Living with Eagle
ES Information- Treatment: Pain Relief - Welcome / Newbies Guide to Eagle Syndrome - Living with Eagle
Obviously we can’t say for sure if it is the styloids causing your pain, but if your styloids are elongated & you have typical symptoms then it’s possible. The definition of ES is elongated styloid process and/ or calcified stylo-hyoid ligaments and typical ES symptoms…Unfortunately often the only way is to have surgery and see…
I hope that you hear back from Prof Elliot soon 