Trigeminal neuralgia is the most common neurological disorder of the brain, and the pain is so severe and unbearable that it is called the “number one pain in the world”. For various reasons, trigeminal neuralgia is very stubborn and cannot be cured for a long time. So, what causes trigeminal neuralgia to remain untreated for a long time? The reason why trigeminal neuralgia is not cured for a long time is mainly because many patients have many misunderstandings in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, mainly including the following aspects: misunderstanding one: tolerate as long as you can, delay as long as you can. Many patients do not care much about trigeminal neuralgia in the early stage of the disease, thinking that it is not a big disease and that they will be fine after taking some painkillers, so they tolerate it if they can and delay it if they can, and do not go to the hospital for regular treatment, resulting in trigeminal neuralgia becoming more and more stubborn and difficult to cure. Myth 2: Blindly use medicine. Some trigeminal neuralgia patients, after the disease, blindly take medicine, gullible to the so-called “secret recipe”, without a detailed diagnosis of their condition and receive targeted treatment, delaying the best treatment period of trigeminal neuralgia. Misconception 3: Do not follow the course of treatment and accept it as soon as you see it. Some patients with trigeminal neuralgia do not actively cooperate with the treatment of the disease, and when they see signs of improvement, they take their own medication at home, which has laid hidden dangers for the later treatment. The incomplete treatment leads to the relapse of trigeminal neuralgia and the condition becomes more and more serious. Myth 4: Let traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture play the leading role: Many people trust traditional Chinese medicine and take acupuncture treatment for trigeminal neuralgia. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine are our national treasures, but their efficacy in treating trigeminal neuralgia is not ideal yet, so you need to be careful in choosing them. Misconception 5: Lack of proper understanding of good treatment methods and missing the best time for treatment is a major reason. Some trigeminal neuralgia patients are too suspicious in the treatment process and do not trust any doctors and medical institutions, thus missing the best time to treat trigeminal neuralgia, resulting in trigeminal neuralgia becoming more and more stubborn and untreated for a long time. Trigeminal neuralgia is not an ordinary pain, the attack is unbearable, relying on painkillers to relieve pain is not possible to cure or cure, only with regular treatment can there be a cure and cure.