A CLINICAL STUDY OF THE PATIENTS WITH STYLOID NEURALGIA

Abstract

INTRODUCTION Eagle syndrome is a rare disorder produced on by the styloid process lengthening or the stylohyoid ligament being calcified. Eagle syndrome patients frequently experience dysphagia, dysphonia, cough, voice changes, otalgia, sore throat, face pain, a feeling of a foreign body, headache, vertigo, and neck pain. When a patient experiences unilateral idiopathic pain, especially in adult women, and the pain is not relieved by analgesics, Eagle's syndrome should always be taken into account. For symptoms that are not identifiable, patients see multiple doctors with varied outcomes. MATERIAL & METHOD This study was performed as a retrospective study in Asian institute of medical sciences on 68 patients with elongated styloid process between January 2022 to October 2022 with symptoms of throat pain, otalgia, foreign body sensation in throat and neck pain.In these situations, a multidisciplinary approach and early radiological evaluation, particularly an x-ray of the styloid process, are necessary. CONCLUSION This study was conducted to establish a correct diagnosis, determine the underlying reason of the patient's ambiguous symptoms, and evaluate the effectiveness of gabapentin and carbamezapine. Keywords: Styloid Neuralgia, Styalgia, styloid process