ES is rarely an emergency; in very rare cases the styloids can cause a stroke or an aneurysm but this is really, really rare… You haven’t mentioned any other symptoms; if the styloids are compressing blood vessels then dizziness and fainting are often felt. Hopefully this will reassure you, in the mean time I wouldn’t have any chiropractic treatment though as this could damage the styloid. Here’s a link to the common symptoms section, there’s info there about vascular symptoms too:
ES Information: Common Symptoms And Possible Explanations For Them - Welcome / Newbies Guide to Eagle Syndrome - Living with Eagle
for lots of members getting diagnosed can take quite a while (sometimes years), and then there’s a wait for treatment. Usually a CT of your head and neck is needed to get diagnosed with ES; I’m not sure if you could get your PCP to order one for you, or whether you’d have to wait to see a specialist?
We have a list of doctors familiar with ES, if you could get referred to someone in your area this might speed up the process, as lots of doctors are unfamiliar with it:
Doctor Lists – no discussion - Symptoms and Treatments / Doctor Information - Living with Eagle
Dr Costantino in NY is very experienced with ES.
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