Pain in mastoid and tonsiller area

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Pain in left ear and mastoid region of left ear and tonsiller region .CT & x-ray tells nothing but b/l styloid process 40-50 mm but more pain in left side somtimes less pain in right side which is enlarge than left styloid process.mri neck nornal .

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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 28 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist 28 yrs exp Bangalore

You could be suffering from Eagle's Syndrome or Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia where the glossopharyngeal nerve ( 9th Cranial Nerve) which conducts sensation from parts of tongue, throat, eustachian tubes and the middle ear to the brain, gets compressed against the overly ossified styloid process especially when you are swallowing giving rise to a sharp pain as described by you.

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Discuss this possibility with your ENT Surgeon and if confirmed, a trans tonsillar styloidectomy will solve the issue permanently. Alternatively, if you can come down to Bengaluru, I can personally help you out.

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