Symptoms
Serve pain
TN is characterized by severe episodes of searing, jabbing, or shooting pain. This feeling can be compared to that of an electric shock. It can also be quite sudden and very jolting. The pain may be very constant and burning through the entire face or a part of the face, this may be trigeminal neuralgia.
Spontaneous attacks
Another symptom of TN is spontaneous and sudden attacks which can be very painful. These attacks are triggered by the slightest things. Such as chewing, talking, touching the face, brushing, and even applying cream or anything on the face. Also, If these attacks begin to get very frequent, and each time more intense than the previous time, it is very important to see the doctor to do a Trigeminal neuralgia diagnosis.