Pain of stylalgia is mediated through which nerve?
Correct Answer: 9th cranial nerve
Description: ANSWER: (A) 9th cranial nerveREF: Dhingra 4th ed page 287Repeat ENT 2013 Session 1Unrecognized elongation of styloid process, a calcified stylohyoid ligament can compress the Glossopharyngeal nerve producing a neuralgic pain in the throat brought about by swallowing often radiating to the ear. This is known as Eagle's syndrome (Stylalgia).
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