It’s crazy that the registrar can dismiss those styloids and say he’s not sure you have ES! I despair 
They are definitely elongated, probably calcified ligaments at the end as it looks as if there’s a narrower bit and then more calcification…You have symptoms of ES; feeling something stuck in your throat is a classic symptom, pins & needles & soreness could well be pain from the facial, trigeminal and spinal accessory nerve, dry mouth and thick saliva could possibly be the trigeminal nerve, as can pain in the eyes. Some of your symptoms also sound like your vagus nerve could be compressed- nausea and palpitations for example, or that could be compression of the carotid artery, as also with eye pain. It also sounds like there could possibly be compression of the internal jugular veins; feeling head pressure, ear pressure, and off balance feeling for example.
Some symptoms sound a bit like they could be from Thoracic Outlet Syndrome- a few members have had, it’s where blood vessels or nerves get compressed in the chest at the top of the rib cage. It might be worth looking that up if you have time… The C7 impingement might perhaps be causing the arm & hand tingling otherwise, I think the nerves to the hands exit C7-C8.
I’m sure when Mr Hughes looks at the scan he’ll be confident of an ES diagnosis, and will hopefully help you. I don’t know if you can push to speak to Mr Hughes yourself? It might be worth taking a bit of time to read up on here and to educate yourself on the symptoms & what could cause them so you’re confident enough to advocate for yourself. There’s info in here:
ES Information: Common Symptoms And Possible Explanations For Them - Welcome / Newbies Guide to Eagle Syndrome - Living with Eagle
There’s also videos on YouTube called 2 minute Neuroscience about the different cranial nerves which @Isaiah_40_31 has found, they’re quite helpful. And some of the research papers in the Research Papers section can be useful too , you can find some which mention the symptoms you have.
Hope this helps!
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