Face Pain

[crochet]

My mother has face pain mostly in the morning for the past 6 months. She wears false teeth, but apparently this is not the answer. Just yesterday we scheduled an appointment at the Oral And Maxillofacial Clinic at Froedert Hospital in Milwaukee. They took an exray of the complete jaw, and all was fine. All the bone structure was in good condition. The pain is to the point she can't eat, talk, or drink anything. The pain is so bad it tears her eyes, nose runs, and she druels also. We have no idea what help to seek next. Do you think a MRI might help? Any other suggestions? Thanks so much.

Her daughter

[donohue100]

she has NICO get a cavitat scan she may have dead bone in her jaw which is bery painfull as I have it also.

Search NICO pain in google

good luck

[worriedaboutsymptoms]

Another term that is used is Trigeminal Neuralgia.  You might try a search for that.

[bbird]

It sounds like she has facial neuralgia which can be extremely painful and hard to treat.   It affects the cranial nerves.  Look up Facial Neuralgia on the internet - there is a lot of information out there.

[Orbit]

I agree - maybe look into Trigeminal Neuralgia.  The trigeminal nerve has three branches and is on either side of the face. I had it 2 years ago - terrible throbbing pain under my cheekbone and along the jaw.  Doc says not sure what caused it - sometimes a virus, sometimes physical damage to the nerve,  thought stress in my case.  Pain killers and anti-seizure meds are apparently the treatment of choice and I was much better in a few days.  Worth looking into, and good luck!

[bambino]

hi, my nan has face pain quite often, i think she said it was neuralgia (thats not how u spell it, just a guess) all she can eat is soup sometimes. I dont know much about it but she said it is very painful and hurts when she talks, sometimes it would swell up. x