# UNC Dr. Hackman bilateral surgery 6/5/2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** stories, treatment, symptoms\ **Created:** [June 9, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/unc-dr-hackman-bilateral-surgery-6-5-2024/16342 "2024-06-09T02:29:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 23
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@Herd_Mentality_101 - I see what you mean. The styloid was left rather pointed. I still maintain there could be other causes in addition to styloid & you mentioned some good possibilities. Your C1 vertebra looks to me like you might have Ponticulus Posticus. Has anyone ever mentioned that to you? Here’s are a couple of posts with research paper links about it. The appearance of your C1 may only be due to the angle of the imaging so please don’t take my comment as diagnostic in any way. > [@Eagles syndrome and ponticulus posticus?](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/eagles-syndrome-and-ponticulus-posticus/10752): > > Any other folks out there with both elongated styloids and ponticulus posticus? study shows there is a possible connection between the two - or at least people that have one are more likely to have the other they found both bilateral loops and elongated styloids with my xrays > [@Ponticulus Posticus](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/ponticulus-posticus/10754): > > Research article posted by @bmcdiddie: [Is there a relationship between the presence of ponticulus posticus and elongated styloid process? - PubMed (nih.gov)](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25497077/) You’ve mentioned some hearing restoration after your styloidectomy. Has your hearing continued to be better in your previously deaf ear? --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/unc-dr-hackman-bilateral-surgery-6-5-2024/16342)._