Hi all
Just received a phone call and now booked in for my ct with contrast 
monday 13th so not that long to wait considering this has been going on for a year 
but i have a question if anybody could answer it, will my ENT specialist be able to see if i have a styloild going inwards from the side or back of my neck? I feel it all the time poking into my oesophagus and when i swollow it makes it so sore all the time, plus i almost feel my teeth are together anymore its horrendous, when i sore the specialist last monday he said it looks like i had a inflamed oesophagus 
did not get a wink of sleep last night and feeling fed up 
but also feeling thankful i have a date aswell.
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Good that you have a date, & not too long away! Theyāll probably warn you, but just to let you know that sometimes you can get strange sensations with the contrast, like that youāve wet yourself when obviously you havenāt! I didnāt get that but lots of people do apparently!
I donāt know what angle theyāll do the CT from- alot of US scans are done from the side , but sometimes in the UK they do from the top of the head down through to your neck. So it may be difficult to see the exact angle for us laypeople, but hopefully a doctor would be able to work it out! If you ask for a copy of your images, then you can upload them on here if you want? You might need to provide a disc to put them on, but you should be entitled to have a copy if you want to.
Sounds horrible, the symptoms youāre having, have you found any foods are making your oesophagus more painful? 
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Hi jules
Iāv now got the appt in the calendar for the results from the scan aswell on the 20th, thanks for the heads up on the contrast lol
In my first appointment with him he mentioned measuring the styloild so im hopeful that he knows where to look i definitely will be asking for a copy so i can show you and see what you think aswell, no foods exactly makes the throat pain worse its there all the time 24/7 and i feel every time i swollow my oesophagus is banging around in my throat its truly the worst feeling 
Good youāve got your follow up appointment booked, not too long to waitā¦sounds horrible with the throat pain 
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It is good news your CT scan is so soon, @Adele007 & your follow up is only a week later. Sounds very efficient compared to what many of our British members have encountered. Iām so glad your doctor also requested measurement of your styloids. If he is diagnosing you or not based only on styloid length, remember that it can be the angle of growth, how curved, twisted, pointed or thick the styloids are, even if they arenāt long, that can also contribute to symptoms. We have a new member @Rynnie7 who just had ES surgery. Her styloid was pretty short but had spikes on it that were irritating her nerves & causing symptoms. So you can make an argument if your styloids donāt look long enough to your doctor.
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Hi isaiah
Thanks for that info, ill take a screen shot of that and depending on what he finds iāll show him, i think i definitely have calcification because i can feel a different texture in my mouth if that makes sence or it could be just my imagination, iv got a feeling there going to be pretty long become i cant turn my head left and right very well so im thinking there going to be long but could be wrong, iv got health insurance so really helps in the waiting time of things, i think id be waiting years if it was left up to the NHS.
Ill keep you guys updated and thank you to all that has been here for me its nice to talk to someone who cares, listens and is in the know about everything 
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I forgot to ask you guys on my last post wether even body has every experienced, constant clicking, cracking and what sounds like a very booming noises in your ears whilst swollowing?
The clicking is often seen with calcified ligamentsā¦Alot of us have cracking sounds when we move our neck, is that what you mean? It can be instability with the cervical vertebrae, but often isnāt anything to worry about. Pulsatile tinnitus can be common, which is a sort of whooshing noise with heartbeat, not sure if thatās what youāre getting, tinnitus is very common but tinnitus with heartbeat can sometimes be due to Internal Jugular Vein compression by the styloids.
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Thatās correct-My styloids werenāt actually very long or hardened, they were fairly flexible per surgeon, it was my styloid ligament that was more problematic and causing the compression. Sorry my response is late, I have a terrible time checking forums separate from socials!
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Just wanted to jump on hear and give a updateš only 2 weeks and 1 day til my surgery day it canāt come soon enough, dr hughes also told me iv got a tendon caught in the styloild thats attached to my hyoid bone
he didnt go into detail but said once iv had surgery Iād be able to come off most of the meds Iām currently on which is alot so i think thatās causing more of the pain aswell, the calcification is crazy coming out of my mouth, its like foamy little bubbles and the sounds that are coming from the right ear are alarming. Activityās have reduced not going out now, staying in pāj each day, hot food seems to trigger bad feeling in my throat and chewing aswell so now on cold soups, trifle, cold porridge and cold drinks this surgery canāt come soon enough
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Iām glad that itās not too long now, although Iām sure for you it must be never ending! Good that Mr Hughes has reassured you about the surgery, will pray heās right and that the surgery will release this tendon & stop your pain! Take care
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Thank you Jules yes it does still seem like a million light years away but feel greatful Iām in this position as i know that some people on here have been waiting longer than me and even to get a diagnosis.
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HOORAY for only 2 weeks till surgery. Iām wondering if the ātendonā Dr. Hughes mentioned is actually the stylohyoid ligament. I think there are only ligaments & muscles attached to the styloid so maybe itās some other ligament like the stylomandibular ligament about which he spoke.
Spitting up calcium bits sounds HORRIBLE! I agree! Your surgery canāt come soon enough!!
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Wow, thatās quick, how did Dr Hughes see what was going on, was it on the scan? Did you have your follow up in person? I had mine on the phone and I wish Iād gone back in person. Good luck for your surgery, hope it all goes well.
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Hi skatkat
My original ENT sent over the scans to him then i made an appointment to go and see him then he agreed to do the surgery so from the first appointment with him to the surgery date it will be a month but i feel my symptoms have got alot worse from when i saw him.
Do you have a surgery date yet? Thank you for the good luck
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