Most facial pain conditions are invisible so it seems appropriate that Invisible Disability Week is slap bang in the middle of Facial Pain Awareness Month. Many facial pain sufferers say that they think their family and friends might understand and have more empathy if their pain could be seen. So,…
Category: Facial Pain & Trigeminal Neuralgia
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Why Trigeminal Neuralgia Is a Living Nightmare for Some People
Life is a nightmare for so many people living with trigeminal neuralgia. It’s a nightmare that continues day after day. There’s no escaping from it. Learn More About Trigeminal Neuralgia Trigeminal Neuralgia Is a Living Nightmare Many people who are living with trigeminal neuralgia compare it to a nightmare. Normally,…
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It’s a Pain in the Face! Facial Pain Awareness
Trigeminal neuralgia really is a pain in the face!! Facial pain can be unbearably intense, taking control of nearly every aspect of daily life. It can make talking, eating, reading, or listening to music a struggle, and even simple pleasures – like enjoying a sunny afternoon or a brisk walk…
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How to Look After Painful Teeth If You Have Trigeminal Neuralgia
Brushing your teeth is possibly one of the biggest pain triggers when you have trigeminal neuralgia. It can cause excruciating pain, but we do still need to take care of our teeth. This post has tips for coping with mouth and teeth pain, tips for cleaning teeth and some suggestions…
Back Pain & Scoliosis
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Review of Huggaroo Neck and Shoulder Wrap ~ I Love it
I’ve written before about the effect of stress on pain. If I’m under stress for any reason and can’t control it, my pain normally gets worse but it’s not just my usuals pain. I often get tension headaches. Medication doesn’t tend to help me when I have those type of headaches, but I sometimes find that applying a heat pad to the back of my neck can help. Therefore I was excited when a company called Huggaroo got in touch and offered to send me a head, neck and shoulder wrap so I could write a review about it.
Facial Pain & Trigeminal Neuralgia
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Trigeminal Neuralgia Triggers Which Make Life Difficult
It’s no exaggeration to say that living with trigeminal neuralgia is difficult. Some people experience electric shock-like pain in the face. Other people, like myself, live with constant burning, aching, stabbing or throbbing facial pain. In both cases, there can be triggers which can cause or worsen the trigeminal neuralgia. Some of those triggers can be fairly obvious, but some are less so. Finding out what those triggers are can be helpful in managing the pain.
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Chronic Migraines and Facial Pain Seemed ‘Normal’ to Me
That heading sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? How can living with chronic migraines and facial pain seem normal to anyone?
But it did seem normal to me. Normal, simply because I had lived with both of those conditions alongside other chronic and disabling painful conditions for so many years. Living with pain just seemed normal in a strange kind of way.
Unfortunately, living with pain is normal for a lot of people.
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Migraine and Trigeminal Neuralgia – Is There a Link?
As you’ll know, I often write about trigeminal neuralgia. But my life has also been blighted by migraines since I was in my early teenage years. I will write more about my own migraines next week, but it’s always interested me that many people in trigeminal neuralgia support groups also suffer from migraines. This has led me to wonder if these two extremely painful and debilitating conditions could be linked.
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What’s Life Like for Young People with Trigeminal Neuralgia?
Trigeminal neuralgia is classed as a rare disease and is often wrongly thought to only affect people over the age of fifty. This leads some doctors to say to young people who have severe facial pain, “it can’t be trigeminal neuralgia because you’re too young.” They are often misdiagnosed or even ignored simply because of their age.
But they’re not too young.
Trigeminal neuralgia does not discriminate.
Although it does mostly affect people over the age of fifty, trigeminal neuralgia can affect people of any age, including teenagers and even young children.
Back Pain & Scoliosis
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Dear Chronic Pain – it’s Time to Break Up With You
It’s never easy to go your separate ways if you’ve been in a long-term relationship. When you think it’s time to break up, you can’t just send a text and say, “Hey, it’s over. Been nice knowing you.” Okay, maybe some people do, but that’s not right, is it?
I’m in a long term relationship with my pain and I think it’s time for us to break up. Breaking up is never easy, but breaking up with chronic pain is even harder because it just doesn’t take the hint no matter how blunt you are. You can swear, shout and scream at it and it just laughs in your face….