How can I tell if I have trigeminal neuralgia? Trigeminal neuralgia is a stubborn disease. It can get worse over time. Some patients do not know some of the symptoms. They do not know if they have trigeminal neuralgia or not. So what are the specific symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia? How can I tell if I have trigeminal neuralgia? Trigeminal nerve is mainly located in the face, and when people have trigeminal neuralgia, the symptoms are so severe that it is difficult for them to continue their normal life and work. Trigeminal neuralgia is a neurological disease of the brain and needs to be distinguished from other diseases in clinical practice. So how to determine whether it is trigeminal neuralgia? 1. Sudden onset of pain, trigeminal neuralgia is usually sudden onset, usually starting from the cheek and front of the tongue spread as paroxysmal unilateral facial pain. The typical trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by unilateral paroxysmal throbbing pain as the main symptom, and there are few cases of bilateral pain in both parts. 2. Patients with trigeminal sensory loss also have symptoms such as trigeminal sensory loss and motor weakness, but no abnormalities are detected after angiography and neurological examination. 3. The pain is severe and unbearable, and trigeminal neuralgia is usually tearing pain, cutting pain, pinching pain, etc. If patients do chewing, swallowing, yawning, washing face, brushing teeth, shaving and other actions in life, it is easy to cause trigeminal neuralgia attacks. Although trigeminal neuralgia is unbearable, its onset is relatively short, usually disappearing within a few minutes, and there will be no pain during the interval between attacks, and some will have a mild dull pain. Surgical treatment for trigeminal neuralgia: The surgical treatment for trigeminal neuralgia generally uses microvascular decompression, which is also the most effective and clinically applicable surgical treatment. The principle of surgical treatment for trigeminal neuralgia is to separate the compressed nerve vessels under microscopic operation, thus releasing the compression of the nerve roots and restoring the normal function of the nerve. The pain disappears immediately after surgery and normal facial sensation and function are preserved without affecting the quality of life in most patients. How to take care of trigeminal neuralgia? When people have facial pain without injury, it is likely to be a symptom of trigeminal neuralgia, which is a neurological disease of the brain, and the trigeminal nerve is mainly distributed in the face, and the patient will have a severe cut-like or needle-like pain at the onset, usually lasting within a few minutes. 1, pay attention to diet Patients suffering from trigeminal neuralgia should pay attention to the regular diet, it is best to choose semi-liquid or liquid food, reduce chewing can avoid trigeminal neuralgia attack, and patients can not eat hot food, seafood products, fried food, irritating food and so on. 2, optimistic attitude Patients suffering from trigeminal neuralgia should maintain an optimistic attitude, the most treatment to have confidence. If the patient is depressed all day long and worried about the attack every day, the attack of the disease will become more frequent and more painful, so keep a happy mood and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment. 3, avoid infection In life, patients should avoid infection and hygiene. Trigeminal nerve pain may be related to some infectious diseases, so reducing such diseases has a very good effect on the prevention of trigeminal neuralgia. 4, exercise exercise patients to carry out appropriate physical exercise can enhance physical fitness, and to maintain sufficient sleep, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, do not overwork, etc..