title: Stylalgia: A Missed Diagnosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the occurrence of stylalgia in patients presenting with pain in the head and neck region and appropriate management options.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a hospital-based study. This study analyzed prospectively patients who presented to the otolaryngology outpatient department with complaints of throat pain, globus, neck pain, facial pain, odynophagia, throat pain associated with earache, and neuralgic pain, and were diagnosed with stylalgia and managed with styloidectomy or subjected to medical treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 20 patients (4 males and 16 females), 14 patients became symptom-free, while 6 patients experienced relief of symptoms. There was no worsening of symptoms in any of the patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The incidence of Stylalgia is higher in a female population. Elective management of patients after assessing the response to treatment, and then offering surgical management is of value for adequate patient care, prevention of unnecessarily delayed diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Research Associate ICGC India Project Head and Neck Services Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Aseem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Professor & Head Department of Otolaryngology Seth G. S Medical College and K.E.M Hospital Mumbai India.
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dabholkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Seth G. S Medical College and K.E.M Hospital Mumbai India.
authors.forename: Jaini
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lodha
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Seth G. S Medical College and K.E.M Hospital Mumbai India.
authors.forename: Arpit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Seth G. S Medical College and K.E.M Hospital Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Shashikant
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mhashal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011044:Poland; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D002220:Carbamazepine