# New to Forum - lots of symptoms - undiagnosed

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**Created:** [May 6, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/new-to-forum-lots-of-symptoms-undiagnosed/11373 "2022-05-06T18:29:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/new-to-forum-lots-of-symptoms-undiagnosed/11373/2 "2022-05-06T19:24:02Z")

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Hi & welcome to the site!  
There’s lots of info about common symptoms & possible explanations, getting diagnosed etc in the Newbies Guide Section if you’ve not seen it already, your symptoms could be from ES…but to answer your first question yes, a regular CT is fine to diagnose ES. A CT with contrast is useful to see if there’s any vascular compression (headaches is a possible symptom of vascular ES but not always), so if you already have a CT then it should be fine to see any elongated styloids &/or calcified ligaments.  
I think about using a Mac to transform images has been asked before (not at all tecchie so can’t help with that!)  
Don’t know if this will help:  
[CT conversion - General - Living with Eagle](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/ct-conversion/8735/3)  
ES varies a bit with whether symptoms worsen- some people do find that things are bearable & it doesn’t progress, & they don’t need surgery, but often it does get worse to a point I’m afraid. As we age, our ligaments lose their elasticity & that can aggravate what structures the styloids compress. I didn’t have vascular symptoms, but then developed a prolapsed disc in my neck, & that caused the styloids to compress my jugular veins I think. Unfortunately surgery is the only cure for ES.  
The best bet is for you to either get an appt with one of the doctors on our list- here’s link:  
[Doctor Lists – no discussion - Symptoms and Treatments / Doctor Information - Living with Eagle](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/doctor-lists-no-discussion/10245)  
or to send CTs to one of the doctors who does phone appts, like Dr Samji in CA or Dr Cognetti in PA . If you’ve not already had a recent CT, then I’d suggest trying to get one done. If you do have a CT, you can upload the images here & we can have a look- we’re not doctors but can tell if styloids look elongated or not- or you could get back on to the radiology dept where you had the CT & they might review it for ES for you.  
I hope that this helps, & that you can get some answers soon!

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