# Possible VES - questions **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [December 5, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/possible-ves-questions/12557 "2022-12-05T17:22:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Jules](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/jules/32/404_2.png) [@Jules](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/Jules)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/possible-ves-questions/12557/2 "2022-12-05T19:31:10Z")
Hi & welcome to the site! If you’ve not already had a look at the Newbies Guide Section it might be worth a read about the common symptoms; here’s a link: [ES Information: Common Symptoms And Possible Explanations For Them - Welcome / Newbies Guide to Eagle Syndrome - Living with Eagle](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/es-information-common-symptoms-and-possible-explanations-for-them/1389/29) You will hopefully see that your symptoms are classic of ES- swallowing, lump in the throat, pain in the neck etc. Incidentally, I never had the swallowing/ lump in the throat feelings , but was diagnosed with ES because of neck pain. There’s info there too about vascular ES; like the pulsatile tinnitus, BP increases when you’re laying on one side. head pressure etc. To check this a CT with contrast is the best scan to have, I don’t know how easy it would be to get one on the NHS or if you could pay privately? I think ES as a diagnosis would definitely be worth looking in to (technically ES should be diagnosed if you have symptoms which you have, & an elongated styloid, which you also have!) Mr Jonathan Hughes would be a good surgeon to try to get a referral to again if you can, Mr Axon at Addenbrooks is also experienced but very hard to get to see & seems to be restricted as to what surgeries he can do at the moment. @PatientD has had 2 surgeries with Mr Hughes, so you can have a look & read those discussions. I hope this helps! --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/possible-ves-questions/12557)._