Pain of stylalgia is mediated through which nerve?
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).
9th cranial nerve
10th cranial nerve
11th cranial nerve
12th cranial nerve
Pharynx