Hi Skip!
Your symptoms sound similar to a lot of people’s symptoms- there’s info in the Newbies Guide about common symptoms, and the results of a survey a member did a while back. The pressure feeling, lump in the throat feeling etc are all common, as are tinnitus and pulsatile tinnitus (when you can hear your heartbeat like a whooshing sound). Not sure if you’re hearing yours or feeling a pulsing? I had that, and it was the styloids compressing the jugular vein- it’s better after surgery.
There does seem to be a lot of members who have TMJD, and also quite a few members have had problems with their neck following car accidents- neck trauma is one of the causes of ES.
We’re not doctors, nor experts on here, but it does look like your styloid processes are quite long- you can see that they go down past the first couple of vertebrae. It’s not always the length which can cause symptoms, but the angle too, which can’t be seen from your pics. Again, no expertise here, but some members have found that they have had heart problems caused by pressure on the vagus nerve. I don’t know if that’s maybe anything to do with your heart arrhythmia? That might be something to run by the cardiologist if you see them again before having an ablation?
Some doctors will look at the CTs, so it’s worth ringing their office to see. If it’s any help, here’s a link to a previous discussion we had about Dr Samji’s referral process:
Hope this helps!