Glossopharyngeal neuralgia cannot be cured by itself, and it needs to be cured by medication, surgery and other treatments.
1. Drug treatment: patients need to take neurotrophic drugs such as vitamin B1, vitamin B12, methylcobalamin and other nerve-nourishing drugs as prescribed by the doctor, and use anti-epileptic drugs such as carbamazepine, etc. Local anesthetics such as scopolamine, 1% lidocaine, etc., can also be used under the guidance of the doctor for treatment.
2. Surgery: For patients with recurrent condition, severe symptoms and clear diagnosis of primary lingual neuralgia, surgery needs to be considered, and common surgical methods include microvascular decompression surgery, selective partially cut off the lingual pharyngeal nerve and so on.
3. Other treatments: such as nerve block therapy, mainly in the lingual nerve closed injection of procaine, blocking nerve conduction to stop pain.
After standardized treatment, the prognosis of the disease is usually good. It is recommended that patients seek timely medical treatment to avoid delay.