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Face pain
A guide for patients and carers
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
This is a very rare condition that is sometimes confused with trigeminal neuralgia. The pain is of an identical nature, but it affects a different area. Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is usually felt at the base of the tongue, the back of the throat and may radiate to the ear. It affects only one side. The same areas become hypersensitive and the pain can be triggered by touching the ear or swallowing.
The doctor will use many of the same methods to diagnose this condition as are used to diagnose trigeminal neuralgia. The medicines used in its treatment are also the same as those used in trigeminal neuralgia. Because of its rarity, surgical treatment for those people in whom the pain breaks through is less established.You will certainly need to discuss this carefully with the specialist treating you.
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Contents
- Introduction
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
- Post-herpetic neuralgia
- Other causes of chronic facial pain
- Temporo mandibular joint dysfunction
- Atypical face pain / chronic facial pain
- Atypical odontalgia
- Burning mouth syndrome - Oral dysaesthesia
- Summary
- Other organisations that may be able to help
