Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment in Boise, ID

At least once a month we will meet a patient who has been incorrectly diagnosed with “Trigemilan Neuralgia”.

Thankfully, true trigeminal neuralgia is relatively rare.

Facial pain problems are much more common and are readily treatable by conservative, non-surgical methods.

True trigeminal neuralgia has the following characteristics:

• Intense, sharp, electric type pain
• Pain episodes last only a minute or two
• When not having an episode, there is no pain

A “trigger zone” is known to the patient—usually around the nose or mouth.

If your “Trigeminal Neuralgia” does not include all of the above symptoms, further diagnosis may be required.