I agree with @caiocarv that stress makes things worse- in addition to tense muscles which can trap nerves & cause pain, especially noticeable with areas like the neck & shoulders, chronic stress can cause hormonal imbalances, affects organ systems, affects the immune system, & the inflammatory response can exacerbate pre-existing medical conditions.
In the Newbies Guide Section there’s a list of other conditions with similar conditions;
ES Information: What Else Could It Be? - Welcome / Newbies Guide to Eagle Syndrome - Living with Eagle
For example one condition which has come up quite often is Ernest Syndrome, which is an injury to the stylomandibular ligament.
As @caiocarv says, the styloids or calcified ligaments can sometimes compress the blood vessels in the neck, this causes different symptoms which you can find in the Newbies Guide Section in the links @Isaiah_40_31 posted above. Obviously this is not ideal & can pose risks, this can be seen from a CT with contrast, especially if the CT’s done in a head position which causes symptoms.
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