Published March 12, 2026 | Version v1

CASE REPORT : EAGLE'S SYNDROME-ABNORMALLY ELONGATED BILATERAL STYLOID PROCESS AND CALCIFIED STYLOHYOID LIGAMENT

  • 1. 1. DNB PG trainee, Department of ENT, down town Hospital, Guwahati, Assam , India.
  • 2. 2. Senior Consultant, Department of ENT, down town Hospital, Guwahati, Assam , India.

Description

Eagles syndrome occurs when an elongated styloid process or calcified stylohyoid ligament (a ligament connecting styloid process to hyoid ) causes recurrent throat pain or foreign body sensation, dysphagia, or facial pain.[1] It is a rare condition affecting around 4 to 8 per 10,000 people. [7]  It is more common in females than males (2:1 ratio) and in ages greater than 50 years. [8] The symptoms related to this condition can be confused with those attributed to a wide variety of facial neuralgias.[5]

 

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