When pain strikes your face like a bolt of lightning, it's not just a headache or a dental issue. It could be Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN), a condition so excruciating that it has been dubbed the ...

Discover if your "electric shock" jaw pain is trigeminal neuralgia, a neurological condition often mistaken for dental ...

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a debilitating, chronic syndrome that causes sudden, severe, electric shock-like pain in the face, according to a news release from University Hospitals. While TN isn’t ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband suffers from trigeminal neuralgia. This is often very painful for months at a time, then the pain will stop for a few months before it begins again. He does not want to ...

Most of us associate pain tolerance with temporary experiences—a splitting headache or the intensity of childbirth. But for those living with Trigeminal Neuralgia, the pain doesn’t end. This chronic ...

A sudden electric shock in the face that disappears in seconds may not sound alarming at first. But for many, it marks the beginning of a painful neurological condition that quietly takes over daily ...

Dear Drs. Donohue and Roach: I travel a great deal and am thus unable to read your column regularly. If you have not covered this subject, please tell your readers about trigeminal neurology. I ...

Jaw pain may occur on one side due to temporomandibular disorders (TMD), sinusitis, bruxism, and more. Treatment will depend on the cause. In some cases, it may be possible to treat jaw pain on one ...