How to cure trigeminal neuralgia, trigeminal nerve patients usually rely on medicine to treat hidden pain, does not play any role, paroxysmal pain will trigger the aggravation of the disease, trigeminal neuralgia is divided into two categories: primary and secondary. How to carry out treatment? Most patients have primary trigeminal neuralgia, while secondary trigeminal neuralgia refers to trigeminal neuralgia secondary to clear lesions such as tumors. The onset of trigeminal neuralgia is characterized as follows: ● It occurs mostly in middle-aged and elderly people, slightly more in women than in men, and more on the right side than on the left side. Some elderly people should be highly alert to the occurrence of trigeminal neuralgia when they suddenly experience pain like lightning or electric shock when eating, talking, washing their faces, brushing their teeth, or even yawning. Trigeminal neuralgia often starts from one branch of the trigeminal nerve and gradually spreads to other branches, with the pain mostly distributed along the nerve’s course. More than half of the patients have one or more sensitive points to touch and pressure in the attack area. A very slight movement touching this sensitive point may cause a trigeminal neuralgia attack. This is why doctors have imaginatively called these sensitive points “trigger points”. How can trigeminal neuralgia be treated? What are the three methods commonly used in the world? 1.Medication The more commonly used drugs are carbamazepine and phenytoin sodium. For patients who are not well controlled by drugs or cannot tolerate the side effects of drugs, specific drugs can be used to block the small nerves that conduct pain, so that the pain signal transmission is interrupted. 2. Minimally invasive neurointerventional procedures can be treated by radiofrequency thermocoagulation. The procedure is performed by puncturing a special needle into the root of the trigeminal nerve with the help of a CT or C-X-ray machine, and using high temperature to coagulate and denature the proteins contained in the nerve, thus blocking the conduction of nerve impulses. This procedure has been widely used in clinical practice, which is not only effective and easy to operate, but also less painful for the patient. 3. Microvascular decompression surgery adopted by functional neurosurgery. Currently, the best technique for treating trigeminal neuralgia is microvascular decompression surgery. This technology is precisely based on the pathogenesis of trigeminal neuralgia, using advanced minimally invasive technology, with the support of high-end equipment, can help doctors quickly locate the diseased nerve and blood vessels, and guide doctors to accurately separate the two completely. Patients with trigeminal nerve must pay attention to quit smoking and alcohol, and eat less spicy food to avoid contact with spicy and irritating food stimulation. The current cold weather suggests paying attention to protection against cold.