question: my mother who is 83 years old suddenly felt crackling sounds and severe pain one month ago unable to move his head without holding it with the help of two persons sidewise she was not able to walk then she was examinedin hospital it wasfound her hb was 5 she can not walk asshe was breathless she was pale almost white after examinig doctors found tb of skull bones and neck bone which joins head now 10 days hae passed there is only 1% relief some doctor say it can be arthritis of skull bones how long is the treatment is there any side effect when medicines for tb used for 6 months in such old age is there any desease called petrous apicitis associated with this for toilet etc two people holdhead from both sides we can here sounds when she moves her head crckling sounds she wears neck collar also pleasesuggestabout treatment