Hyoid Bone Syndrome
The hyoid bone has been identified with a specific, although not well recognized,
trauma at the greater cornu of the hyoid bone with the pain radiating to other sites.
to resection of the greater cornu. The pain usually radiates from the greater cornu
of the hyoid bone to the throat, mandible, mandibular molar teeth, zygomatic arch,
condyle, face, ear, and temple superiorly; anteriorly to the neck, clavicle, upper half
of the breast, shoulder, arm, and over the shoulder to the scapula of the back
inferiorly on the same side.
The condition is not well known in medicine and dentistry for at least two reasons: (1) the diffuse and seemingly unrelated radiation of symptoms and (2) the apparent absence of histopathologic evidence of injury.
In my wanderings across the internet, I came across a paper called "Hyoid Syndrome:
The condition is not well known in medicine and dentistry for at least two reasons: (1) the diffuse and seemingly unrelated radiation of symptoms and (2) the apparent absence of histopathologic evidence of injury.
In my wanderings across the internet, I came across a paper called "Hyoid Syndrome:
A Pain In The Neck", which describes the symptoms as such:
* Lower facial / neck pain radiating to a variety of areas
* all patients, when asked to point to the area of most discomfort, indicated an area
overlaying the hyoid bone
* most patients described the pain as worse when swallowing
* many patients described a sensation of a foreign body
* all cases were unilateral, with a nearly 50/50 split between the left and right
side of the neck
* symptoms present for 3 months to 4 years in the sample group in the study (13 patients)
* all of these patients had had extensive diagnostics which showed nothing remarkable;
a couple had had teeth removed or sinus surgery to no avail
* in all cases, examination revealed tenderness upon palpitation of the neck in the region
of the greater cornu of the hyoid on the affected side
* palpitation of this area recreated/exacerbated symptoms
Bottom line: diagnosis is achieved by the exclusion of any physical abnormalities or infections with various imaging techniques, combined with the specific finding of tenderness over the hyoid bone.
* Lower facial / neck pain radiating to a variety of areas
* all patients, when asked to point to the area of most discomfort, indicated an area
overlaying the hyoid bone
* most patients described the pain as worse when swallowing
* many patients described a sensation of a foreign body
* all cases were unilateral, with a nearly 50/50 split between the left and right
side of the neck
* symptoms present for 3 months to 4 years in the sample group in the study (13 patients)
* all of these patients had had extensive diagnostics which showed nothing remarkable;
a couple had had teeth removed or sinus surgery to no avail
* in all cases, examination revealed tenderness upon palpitation of the neck in the region
of the greater cornu of the hyoid on the affected side
* palpitation of this area recreated/exacerbated symptoms
Bottom line: diagnosis is achieved by the exclusion of any physical abnormalities or infections with various imaging techniques, combined with the specific finding of tenderness over the hyoid bone.
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