@Coco1 - Welcome to our forum! I’m sorry you’re having so much pain, & that it’s been going on for so long. Bilateral ES is not uncommon. Many of our forum members have or had bilateral ES. The symptoms you listed are consistent with symptoms we know can be caused by ES, & after looking at your images, it looks possible that your stylohyoid ligament(s) & possibly hyoid bone are the cause of yours. The pain you have is caused by nerves in your neck. Swollen lymph nodes & a very sore throat can also go along w/ ES. If the styloids are very curved, they can poke into the tonsil area in the throat so that could be why you’re feeling pain in your tonsil area. I had pain under my left jaw & could actually feel my styloid under there. It was a hard lump, & I thought it was an inflamed lymph node or salivary gland.
The first picture you posted is the best. Do you have a similar picture of the other side? I can’t really see anything helpful in the 2nd & 3rd pictures.
What I noticed is your styloid doesn’t look very long but you have a calcified section of stylohyoid ligament which is pretty thick so that could be contributing to your symptoms. The greater horn(s) of your hyoid bone also look quite long, nearly touching your spine. They can also cause symptoms when they are too long (Hyoid Bone Syndrome). The last observation is that you appear to have significant forward head posture which is caused by your cervical spine straightening out. It has lost its natural lordotic curve. When the cervical curve is gone, the styloids & stylohyoid ligaments, if calcified, sit much closer to the nerves & vascular tissues in the neck & are much more likely to cause ES symptoms.
The lordotic curve can be restored through gentle neck exercises & physical therapy, but it’s a slow process & requires dedication to do so. There are also neck orthotics such as the Denneroll that can help restore the lordotic cervical curve: Cervical Combination Order
Here’s a discussion that has good information about exercises that can help, too:
I annotated your first image to show you the styloid, stylohyoid ligament, & greater horn of your hyoid that could all be contributing to your symptoms. You can see how straight your cervical vertebra are in that picture.
Below are pictures of a proper cervical curve vs a straight one:
The only doctor in your country we have on our Doctors List is Dr. Ladner. Having a consult with him would be helpful.
•Dr. Thierry Ladner, Hospital CHIREC, https://www.doctoranytime.be/d/stomatologue/ladner-thierry?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=profile