Face pain
A guide for patients and carers
Other causes of chronic facial pain
These conditions are considered together because they have many common features. Many sufferers will have pain not only in the face but also in other parts of the body, e.g. the neck, back or stomach. They may also have itchy skin or ringing in the ears.
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