How crazy that you clearly have calcified stylo-hyoid ligaments, & symptoms of Eagles, but that the doctors wouldn’t actually say this to you! Well done to you for looking into this yourself & for pushing to get the treatment you need!
The left side styloid looks a bit elongated to me as well, although obviously I’m not a doctor! The hyoid bone processes look quite long as well,although you can’t really tell from the angle how close they are to the neck vertebrae…
Here’s a link to the Doctors List:
Doctor Lists – no discussion - Symptoms and Treatments / Doctor Information - Living with Eagle
Dr O’Connell seems to be the doctor most mentioned as doing surgery in Canada, and quite a few Canadian members have travelled to the US for surgery, often they’ve seen Dr Cognetti for surgery in PA.
Some Canadian members have seen other doctors in Canada who could potentially do surgery but we’re waiting for confirmation before we can add them on to the doctors list. They have mentioned this in a private message, I’ve sent you an invite.
It’s great if you can manage symptoms enough to get back to work; there is info in the Newbies Guide Section about treatments if you’ve not read that, there could be some tips in there which might help; here’s a link in case you’ve not seen it:
ES Information- Treatment: Pain Relief - Welcome / Newbies Guide to Eagle Syndrome - Living with Eagle
Sleeping propped up can help sometimes, and some members have tried lidocaine patches on painful areas. Hot or cold packs can help, muscle relaxants, and if there is compression of the jugular veins then blood thinner medications can help, but you’d need a CT scan with contrast for that.
I hope that you can get help with your symptoms!
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