What does half of your face hurt?

Patients with pain on one half of the face can be caused by more reasons: i. It may be trigeminal neuralgia. Patients suffering from trigeminal neuralgia will experience severe pain in the distribution area of the trigeminal nerve, and the pain tends to recur. Second, if suffering from gingivitis, gum abscess and other oral diseases, the symptoms of facial pain can also appear. Patients suffering from otitis media or inflammation of the external ear canal are also prone to facial pain due to bacterial infection. Fourth, patients suffering from viral mumps may also experience facial pain with fever, redness and swelling of the face. Therefore, patients with facial pain need to go to the hospital for further examination, improve the relevant tests to clarify the diagnosis, and carry out targeted treatment according to the cause. Patients suffering from trigeminal neuralgia can apply drugs such as carbamazepine for treatment, and if drug treatment is ineffective, surgical treatment can also be carried out. Patients suffering from otitis media, inflammation of the external ear canal or oral inflammation need to apply antibiotics for anti-infection treatment Patients with pain can apply anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs to relieve the painful symptoms.

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