What is non characteristic of Eagle's syndrome_______________?

Correct answer: A. Excessive lacrimation

  • A. Excessive lacrimation
  • B. pain during mandibular movement
  • C. Stabbing type pain orginate in the tonsillar regions
  • D. When the jaws are closed the pain subsided

Explanation

Eagle's syndrome usually causes stabbing pain in the tonsillar fossa or throat, worsened by swallowing or mandibular movement. Excessive lacrimation is an autonomic feature more typical of some trigeminal autonomic headaches, not a usual feature of Eagle's syndrome.

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