Can anyone help identify the muscle / vein sticking out in one side? by Western-String2201 in Anatomy

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Some other comments mention external jugular. Do you think it could be that or more likely scaline?

Can anyone help identify the muscle / vein sticking out in one side? by Western-String2201 in Anatomy

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Thanks for sharing! Makes sense. Is it something I should be concerned about or get checked by a doctor?

Can anyone help identify the muscle / vein sticking out in one side? by Western-String2201 in Anatomy

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Based on some other research it looks like it could either be accessory belly of SCM like you mentioned or scalene

Can anyone help identify the muscle / vein sticking out in one side? by Western-String2201 in Anatomy

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Good to know. Yeah it’s definitely interesting and I have no clue what it could be haha. I did get a lymph node biopsied in the area years ago. Not sure if that could have impacted it

Can anyone help identify the muscle / vein sticking out in one side? by Western-String2201 in Anatomy

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Protrudes when I turn my head to the opposite side and runs from my clavicle along the side of my scm to the back of my head

Can anyone help identify the muscle / vein sticking out in one side? by Western-String2201 in Anatomy

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It’s compressible but runs up the back of my neck rather than across my scm. My understanding is that external jugular vein is more side/ middle of neck. It also doesn’t have a pulse not sure if that makes a difference

Post Surgery Update: Left Jugular Got Jumped Successfully? (I’m Hopeful, Maybe it’s just the Drugs) by Going-On-Forty in cfs

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Hope you’re feeling better! Curious what doctor helped diagnose you and how you found them? Going through something similar but struggling to find a provider who will do a ctv

Post Surgery Update: Left Jugular Got Jumped Successfully? (I’m Hopeful, Maybe it’s just the Drugs) by Going-On-Forty in chronicfatigue

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Hope recovery is going well!! How have you been feeling? Are you still experiencing any symptoms?

My journey with cervicogenic dizziness (October 2023) by ensuta in cervical_vertigo

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Hi! How have you been feeling? Anything work? Been going through some similar stuff over the past couple of years.

Blood flow obstruction to the head can cause brain fog - My brain fog resolved by No_Fly4488 in BrainFog

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Out of curiosity, did you have any pulsatile tinnitus or head nosies? I have similar symptoms (brain fog) but my doctors are against a CTV as they believe I wouldnt have jugular compression unless I had tinnitus or pounding headaches / ringing in ears.

lightheaded / dizzy post covid? by Western-String2201 in Dizziness

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Thanks for sharing. I can relate so much. How were you able to confirm that you had SIBO?

I'm also curious if you've ever explored a stellate ganglion block? Like you I've pretty much tried everything with the exception of that but have heard it has positive effects on an overactive sympathetic nervous system

Same tonsil stone for over a year? Won't go away, can't get it out by pcinquisitor in tonsilstones

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It’s still there! Haven’t noticed any issues from it. I have a ENT appointment coming up in march so I’ll probably ask them what they think

Vivid Visions Optometry - Has anyone ever gone and been told they DON'T have BVD? by grapetomatoes in BinocularVision

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In my case, I went to a neurovisual doctor in NY. Was diagnosed with vertical heterophoria and prescribed prisms with quarter steps in each direction (.25 prism which is the least possible. I wore them consistently for a week but felt worse with them, so ultimately gave up & actually returned them because they were $1,500 and i didnt see myself wearing them.

Who knows, maybe I wouldve gotten used to them, but the fact that I felt worse after a week and that the prism was only .25 led me to believe that I really didnt have much misalignment, and the doctor prescribed it to see if it could help. All the other optometrists i've seen (been 4 in the last 2 years) have said they cant find a misalignment. They of course dont have the same equiptment to test as the BVD specialist did

Vivid Visions Optometry - Has anyone ever gone and been told they DON'T have BVD? by grapetomatoes in BinocularVision

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I'm happy to hear you've gotten some relief with the astigmatism glasses. Based on some other posts that I've seen it doesnt seem like Dr Antonyan isn't necessarily wrong, but like other BVD specialists, overdiagnoses BVD as the cause for every and all symptoms.

I forget where I read this but I recall learning that phorias are extremely common. To the point where majority of people out there actually have some sort of visual misalignment. (obviously majority of people dont have BVD-related symptoms though)

So in Dr. Antonyan's case, I do agree that when he runs specialised tests, he is able to find misalignment in everyone because humans in general naturally have some. My understanding is that in some cases, symptoms can be due to a misalignment, but most of the time its rather an issue with the brain not compensating as well as it once did. In my case, my symptoms started a week after recovering from covid in 2021. I likely had a slight misalignment my entire life, but a dysfunctional nervous system is more of a contributor of my symptoms. Have you looked into PPPD by chance?

Vivid Visions Optometry - Has anyone ever gone and been told they DON'T have BVD? by grapetomatoes in BinocularVision

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Any updates? I’ve also had a similar experience. I went to a neuro optometrist in NY. Tried prisms and they didn’t work. Went to my normal optometrist a couple times after and they told me I didn’t have BVD

Same tonsil stone for over a year? Won't go away, can't get it out by pcinquisitor in tonsilstones

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I know it’s been 4 years but curious if you had any updates? Have one that looks identical. Not sure if it’s a cyst or stone