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I can appreciate all that you have said, but...
I have had stomach issues for too many years and I have learned that a good diet, exercise, plenty of sleep and an otherwise healthy lifestyle helped. All of that did not help the constant poking throat pain, the burning tongue pain, choking on food, difficulty swallowing, etc until I had the styloid removed. (I did not attribute my stomach issues to ES, though some say it might have been.) I am 9 weeks post op and dealing with scar tissue pain but I am glad that the left side is free. I still have the issues on the right and I will want the surgery to take care of this. The remaining styloid is 5.5 cm and literally feels like a stick in my throat that doesn't belong causing all of the issues I've mentioned. How did it get to be 5.5 cms and is it still growing? If it is still growing then more issues can ensue, in which case I would want it out sooner then later. The only way to get rid of the symptoms is to have it removed.
Strangely, I agree with your son. Though still undiagnosed after 20 years I have more balance issues when I gain 10lbs so I try to keep down and keep salt intake low. Why no diagnosis you ask, have had more than six diagnoses in past 3 years, but each one taken back. Seems like ligament calcification ES, but doctor said there is no test for ligament. I'm not giving up. Waiting for an ES specialist to accept me as a patient..