[RummyChick]

I have Eagle’s Syndrome. I don’t really fault all the Doctors who are telling me they have never heard of it.

But I still have to be treated for the problems it is causing me.

So when I say to one that I am worried about it causing a problem with my carotid artery or my jugular I expect them to pay attention. I had one ENT Dr. tell me Eagle Syndrome doesn’t do that.

I pulled out imaging obtained from case studies and said, “Yes, it can. Here are the visuals of it doing exactly that”

I expect ENT doctors to know about it and the ramifications because that is in their wheelhouse.

All the dentists who missed this on my panoramic Xrays should have also spotted it.

It was a dentist who told me what I had when I went in and said I may need my molar pulled because it felt like I had something crazy going on with it.

I encourage people who have undiagnosed weird jaw/ throat issues to have their pano looked at for Eagle Syndrome. I fully believe it is underdiagnosed.

[neverevergiveup]

I don't remember if they called it Eagle's syndrome at the time, but we were taught about abnormal styloid process issues years ago in medical school, and how they can involve the carotid. There's a reason anatomy is classically taught in medical school (or at least was).