There are many ways to treat trigeminal neuralgia, but many patients say they have heard of many methods and tried many ways, but the symptoms are still not eliminated, why is this? Several ways to treat trigeminal neuralgia 1, drug treatment: simple and convenient. Carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine are the first-line drugs for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. 2.Surgical treatment: the most important surgical method is microvascular decompression, which has immediate effect and better results. 3.Gamma knife treatment: very traumatic, not painful, and widely applicable to the population. 4, radiofrequency treatment: fast-acting, but can not solve the fundamental problem. 5, Chinese medicine treatment: Chinese medicine, acupuncture, etc., to reduce the symptoms. The above are the most commonly used methods of treating trigeminal neuralgia, how should you choose 1, drug treatment: once trigeminal neuralgia patients are found, doctors first still recommend oral drug treatment, and most can have good results, however, the biggest benefit of drug treatment is that it is easy to take, but the biggest problem is that it cannot cure trigeminal neuralgia. It can only control the pain in the early stage of the disease, and as the medication time gets longer, usually in about one or two years, the effectiveness of the medication will also get worse. And as the amount of medication gets bigger and bigger, the side effects become more and more frequent. Although medication is the first choice of treatment for trigeminal neuralgia, if there are repeated attacks, you should consider changing the treatment method. 2.Surgical treatment: The most important surgical method is microvascular decompression. This is a kind of general anesthesia surgery, using surgical instruments to separate the blood vessels compressing the trigeminal nerve root, so that the blood vessels no longer compress the nerve root. This solves the root of the trigeminal neuralgia and has an immediate effect. However, not all patients are suitable for surgery. Firstly, it is necessary to find the responsible blood vessel, and secondly, there are certain requirements for cardiopulmonary function and the basic condition of the patient, for example, patients with diabetes and coagulation disorders are not suitable for surgical treatment. At the same time, surgery has certain risks, common bleeding, infection, edema, etc. 3.Gamma knife treatment: Its principle is to focus gamma rays on the trigeminal nerve, through the rays to destroy the trigeminal nerve root. Its advantage is that it is suitable for patients of all ages, eighty or ninety years old or people with poor physical condition can do it. Moreover, it is very traumatic and the patient will not feel very painful. For patients other than those with trigeminal neuralgia caused by vascular compression, the treatment effect is very good, especially the imported Gamma Knife, due to the precise positioning, the effect is much better compared to the domestic knife. The disadvantage is that it does not work immediately, usually about three months before the effect. 4, radio frequency treatment: is the use of high-frequency current to generate high temperature action on the ganglion, damage the nociceptive fibers, so as to play the effect of pain relief. However, the effect is short-lived and will recur again. Side effects: some patients have the risk of intracranial hemorrhage, brain nerve damage, mild facial palsy, intracranial infection and sensory disorder, etc. 5, Chinese medicine treatment: as an auxiliary, temporary relief of symptoms. It cannot address the root cause of trigeminal neuralgia. The above talked about is the trigeminal neuralgia treatment methods, each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, choose which treatment, need to be determined according to the patient’s own situation again, but also a comprehensive treatment process. Gamma knife treatment the whole process is relatively easy, the patient has no pain, so for some fear of surgery worried about the complications of surgery and poor health condition is not suitable for surgery trigeminal neuralgia patients, Gamma knife is a very good choice.