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Hi Guys,

I found this forum and wanted to ask a question, since my symptoms seem similar. For the last week or so, I was wondering if I could describe my symptoms and maybe members could tell me if this seems similar to Eagles Syndrome. I do not have insurance currently so I am delaying going to the doctor.

For the last two weeks, I have had this weird sensation on the right side of my throat, towards the back where my tonsils used to be (they were removed when I was 20.) I thought maybe something was back there so I stuck my finger down my throat and on the right side of the epiglottis was a weird, long, bone like thing. I felt on the other side, and there seems to be one there too but MUCH smaller. It doesn't hurt, just feels like a mass or something stuck there. Is this Eagle Syndrome, or am I experiencing something else?

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Hey there, i would recommend getting a 3D CT Scan to specifically rule out Eagle Syndrome. Then they will be able to see if there is any elongation of your styloid processes or any calcification on them. I believe 2.5cm is the normal range. Anything higher than 4cm would be bad and if there is calcification that's the biggest cause for symptoms.

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Thanks for the reply. Is the area I described similar to where the Styloid process is?

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It pretty much is yeah. I have read a few times that people who had their tonsils removed ending up getting Eagle Syndrome as a result of that.