The styloid process or styloid process originates from the tympanic portion of the temporal bone, its abnormal growth or ossification of the stylohyoid ligament causes pain stimulated by the sensory cranial nerves. Some of these symptoms, along with the elongated styloid process, are known as Eagle syndrome. The diagnosis is clinical and radiological, with computed tomography. Surgical treatment is indicated in people who do not respond to medical treatment and can be performed by transoral or external approach
An associated characteristic linked to anorexia nervosa is purging after food consumption where an individual forces out the food that he or she consumed
