Where does trigeminal neuralgia hurt? Trigeminal neuralgia is a very common cranial nerve disease, with one side of the face trigeminal nerve innervated area of recurring paroxysmal severe pain, mostly in the form of pinprick-like, cut-like, electric shock-like, burning pain. The trigeminal nerve is divided into three branches, the ophthalmic branch, the maxillary branch and the mandibular branch. When pain occurs in the ophthalmic branch, the pain site is mainly in the forehead and around the eyes; when pain occurs in the maxillary branch, it mainly appears in the nose, upper lip, zygomatic and upper alveolar nerves, including incisors, lateral incisors, cuspids and so on, which are the pain sites. When there is a problem with the mandibular branch, severe pain occurs in the skin below the cleft of the mouth, the inferior alveolar region, the temporal region, and the tongue. Clinically, the most common pain in the innervated areas of the maxillary and mandibular branches is what we often refer to as second and third branch pain. How to treat trigeminal neuralgia? Clinical studies have proved that about 95% of trigeminal neuralgia is caused by blood vessels compressing the trigeminal nerve. Patients should pay attention to climate change in daily life, take good measures to keep warm and avoid the stimulation of cold wind on the face. Quit smoking and alcohol, do not eat spicy food. Keep your mood optimistic and relaxed. Life and diet should be regular, ensure enough sleep and rest, and avoid overwork. These can effectively reduce the frequency of attacks of trigeminal neuralgia, of course, you can also go to the hospital according to the doctor’s guidance to take medication, but the drug has certain side effects, if the effect of drug treatment is not good you can consider giving surgical treatment, microvascular decompression is under the microscope, to find the responsible blood vessels that oppress the facial nerve, and isolate them with a Tefflon spacer, the surgical process will not damage the The facial nerve will not be damaged during the surgery, and the integrity and physiological function of the trigeminal nerve will be completely preserved after the surgery, which is the best way to treat trigeminal neuralgia at present.