Greetings, I have been looking at this list for the last 4 months and have found it to be very helpfull and would like to thank everyone for their inputs. My problem is just about the same as all of you and I have had all the same symptoms as you for the last 4 months. I have been to the all the same specialists as you, but the furstrating part is that I still don't know what to do with this carotidynia?? I am going to my dentist on Tuesday and back to the orthopedic doc on Thursday. Could it be my very old (50 yrs) fillings in my teeth on the upper right?? I have a sore throat most of the time, and acid reflux symptoms. Can't take most medications because they irritate my acid reflux. Read an interesting article on Sternocleidomastoid that seems to show the same symptoms as Carotidynia. If you have any input PLEASE let me know.