Trigeminal neuralgia is a very frightening disease, because it hurts like hell, and there are no signs before the onset of pain, and if it is at night, it can make you restless for a night. What is trigeminal neuralgia? Trigeminal neuralgia is a brief, intense, like lightning, tugging, fire, knife sawing, needle-like pain in the face, in front of the ear, orbit, “temple”, etc., with repeated attacks, often triggered or aggravated by washing the face, eating, drinking, talking, chewing, blowing and combing the hair, its pain level is intense, painful, some patients’ The pain level is intense and unbearable, and some patients’ pain level even exceeds that of childbirth. When trigeminal neuralgia attacks, patients show painful expressions of frowning and clenching teeth, opening the mouth to cover the eyes or using the palm of the hand to forcefully press the face to relieve discomfort, and severe cases may be accompanied by local skin thickening, conjunctival congestion, tearing and salivation symptoms. Trigger points are present on the upper lip, nose, gums, corners of the mouth, eyebrows, etc. Can trigeminal neuralgia be treated effectively? Of course. Some patients choose acupuncture and medication. These two can only provide relief and do not remove the pain. To be cured, you also need to choose a regular hospital for treatment. To cure trigeminal neuralgia, you should choose microscopic decompression surgery, which is a procedure that treats the disease by microscopically pushing away the blood vessels located at the root of the cranial nerve that are abnormal and causing pressure on it. This procedure is a treatment for the cause and cure of the disease.