Generally speaking, pain doesn’t like cold weather – everything tends to hurt more which means I need to find ways to stay warm. It’s easy to cover up with coats, hats, gloves, and warm socks, but what about my face? It’s open to the elements. Whether you live with or without facial pain, nobody can like their face being freezing cold to the point of numbness. How can you protect your face from cold weather?
Category: Facial Pain & Trigeminal Neuralgia
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This is Why Trigeminal Neuralgia Needs Awareness
In my last post, I tried to explain what Trigeminal Neuralgia feels like through the words of other sufferers and a short video that I made. The condition is not well understood by non-sufferers. But it is also not well understood by some medical professionals. This, more than anything, is…
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How to Explain the Pain of Trigeminal Neuralgia
There are many ways to describe the pain of trigeminal neuralgia. Lightning bolts, electric shocks, zapping, stabbing, burning, aching are all perfect descriptions of this horrendous facial pain. Explaining the Pain of Trigeminal Neuralgia to Help People Understand Sometimes non-sufferers may think that some of those explanations are far-fetched. They’re…
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How to get Help in a Trigeminal Neuralgia Emergency
Despite taking medication correctly, trigeminal neuralgia can sometimes flare to unbearable levels. Things that normally help, like heat pads and cool packs, might not work. Sufferers use coping techniques like breathing, relaxation and distraction, but the pain still soars. They haven’t been able to eat, drink or sleep for days….
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Pain Can Steal A Sense Of Purpose
Everyone who lives with chronic pain or illness knows how much it takes away. I could certainly write a long list. Health conditions can often just sneak into people’s lives like a thief and steal so much from them. One thing it can steal is a sense of purpose. I…
Back Pain & Scoliosis
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Doctors – the Good, the Bad and the Ridiculous
Doctors – we all need them at times. Good doctors are there to help, listen and support us. And thankfully, there are many good doctors in the world. There are doctors who are always prepared to go that extra mile for their patients. But unfortunately, not all doctors are good…
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Eating and Cooking Tips For People With Pain Or Illness
It is so important for people to eat well, but especially so when living with a health condition. However, when you have chronic pain or a chronic illness, both eating and cooking can be difficult, so I have put together a few tips. I hope it helps. Food is Fuel…
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How to Find Out What Triggers or Worsens Pain
I say it often – pain can be unpredictable. Sometimes there is simply no rhyme or reason as to why pain flares up. But sometimes something triggers or worsens pain. Last week when I was chatting to my friend online, my back suddenly became excruciatingly painful and I had to…
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Why We Need to Support Rare Disease Day
Rare Disease Day, which takes place on the last day of February, was first set up in 2008, with awareness events taking place in just eighteen countries. Last year, 90 countries took part. To bring awareness to Rare Disease Day, I’d like to share a few stories from people who…
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I Am Not My Pain
It can often feel as though it comes along like a thief in the night and takes away part of ourselves. It creeps into the deepest crevices of our beings, then wears us down until there is virtually nothing left. It destroys who we are.
But it is important to remember that there’s more to us than pain.