Face pain

Introduction Facial pain refers to pain on one or both sides of the face, or pain at the forehead. This pain can be dull or fluctuating, or it can be a very strong sting. Facial pain or paralysis, generally no life-threatening threat, but the pain is very painful, even if it can hold back the pain, the expression is numb. Facial pain is usually caused by local tissue infection or inflammation. Muscle inflammation is the most familiar cause of facial pain, also known as temporomandibular joint abnormalities. Followed by trigeminal neuritis, herpes zoster and so on. Some are faint jumping pains, some are severe tingling, and the symptoms are not the same.

Cause

Facial pain is usually caused by local tissue infections or inflammation, some are faint jumping pain, some are severe tingling, and the symptoms are different. Muscle inflammation is the most familiar cause of facial pain, also known as abnormal temporomandibular joint. Followed by trigeminal neuritis, herpes zoster.

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Trigeminal nerve examination of the facial sensation of the trigeminal nerve

The pain nerves in the face can be divided into the upper branch (eye branch), the middle branch (maxillary branch) and the lower branch (mandibular branch), and the middle and lower branches are most susceptible. Pain on one or both sides of the face, or pain at the forehead. This pain can be dull or fluctuating, or it can be a very strong sting.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of facial pain:

1. Abnormal temporomandibular joint: This condition is the most familiar cause of facial pain and is caused by muscle inflammation.

2, trigeminal neuritis: This pain will develop along the cheeks of the trigeminal nerve, the pain is generally more intense. Trigeminal neuralgia is a sudden and severe facial pain. It can be produced by non-painful stimuli (eg brushing, eating, touching cheeks, etc.). The pain nerves in the face can be divided into the upper branch (eye branch), the middle branch (maxillary branch) and the lower branch (mandibular branch), and the middle and lower branches are most susceptible. This disease is common in female patients and has more right side faces.

3. If there is pain in the part of the face from the eye to the nose, accompanied by tears and runny nose, it may be a manifestation of cluster headache, which is a type of periodic migraine. If it occurs repeatedly, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible, and use the medicine to relieve pain.

4, if the temple suddenly jumps, it may be arteritis, if not treated in time will affect vision.

5, if you feel soft and swollen near the eyes and cheekbones and may have sinusitis, this may be caused by inflammation of the air cavity mucosa in the skull.

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