NEURALGIA CAUSES |
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Neuralgia is caused by irritation or
nerve damage from systemic disease, inflammation, infection, and
compression or physical irritation of a nerve. The location of the
pain depends on the underlying condition that is irritating the
nerve or the location of the particular nerve that is being
irritated.
Neuralgia can result from tooth decay, poor diet, eye strain, nose
infections, or exposure to damp and cold. Postherpetic neuralgia is
an intense debilitating pain felt at the site of a previous attack
of shingles. Trigeminal neuralgia (also called tic douloureux, the
most common type of neuralgia), causes a brief, searing pain along
the trigeminal nerve, which supplies sensation to the face. The
facial pain of migraine neuralgia lasts between 30 minutes and an
hour and occurs at the same time on successive days. The cause is
not known.
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is an intense pain felt at the back of
the tongue, in the throat, and in the ear--all areas served by the
glossopharyngeal nerve. The pain may occur spontaneously, or it can
be triggered by talking, eating, or swallowing (especially cold
foods such as ice cream). Its cause is not known.
Occipital neuralgia is caused by a pinched occipital nerve. There
are two occipital nerves, each located at the back of the neck, each
supplying feeling to the skin over half of the back of the head.
These nerves can be pinched due to factors ranging from arthritis to
injury, but the result is the same: numbness, pain, or tingling over
half the base of the skull. |
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