Hi, John, I am recovering from my 3rd surgery. 1st one done by ENT internally and did not help much. Second on same side 5 years later externally. Very successful. 5 days iuy from External on the other side. Some facial paralysis expected to clear up in a few weeks. I just found this site. I do not see much activity or answers. There is another more active forum. The dotors list was updated in 2017 and now there is a doctor discussion tab. I am not sure about doctors in New York, but 2 excellent ones in Philadelphia. ENT 's are not the best option. Doctors who are head and neck oncologists and specialize in SKull Base Surgery have the most experience. They remove tumors from the skull and sometimes must remove the styloid to get the tumor. Eagles is not as rare as pepple think, but it is not common. There is much more literature about it online in the last five years. My surgeon teaches and he is using my case for teaching purposes. The other eagles website has a very active forum