Trigeminal Neuralgia

This is a disorder confined to paroxysms of intense pain in the distribution of the trigeminal nerve only, without sensory loss or evidence of organic disease of the nerve.

The cause of trigeminal neuralgia in most cases is unknown. Nearly all the patients are over 50 years of age but it may occur even in early age. Women are more often affected. A number of cases in younger people are due to disseminated sclerosis, and there is also a form different from the chronic trigeminal neuralgia of elderly people, which occurs temporarily in young subjects from exposure to cold, and may recur.

The pain generally starts suddenly from a small area and spreads along the course of the nerve, the tongue and the teeth being more commonly involved. The starting spot is supra-orbital notch, eyeball, or the nose and then passes on the roof of the mouth and thence to the tongue. The character of pain is sharp and paroxysmal, or dull and continuous. Seasonal recurrance and relapses particularly in spring are seen. A cold wind blowing on the face, washing the face, chewing or even talking is enough to bring on the attack. There can be flushing and sweating of the affected area. Salivation, lachrymation and nasal discharge. Furring of the tongue. Twitching of the facial muscles.

Acupuncture is the best choice of treatment and cure coupled with homeopathic indicated remedy.

Homeopathic Remedies for Trigeminal Neuralgia

2 acon, 1 aconin, 1 act-sp, 1 agar, 1 all-c, 1 alum, 2 alumn, 2 am-val, 1 ang, 1 anh, 2 apis, 1 aran, 1 arg-n, 1 arist-cl, 1 arn, 2 ars, 1 art-v, 1 asaf, 1 atro, 1 aur, 1 bar-c, 2 bell, 1 bism, 2 bry, 1 cact, 1 cadm, 1 caj, 2 calc, 1 calc-f, 1 calc-p, 1 canth, 1 caps, 1 carb-ac, 1 carb-v, 1 carbn-o, 2 caust, 2 cedr, 2 cham, 1 chel, 3 CHIN, 1 chin-ar, 1 chin-m, 1 chin-s, 1 chlol, 1 cimic, 1 cina, 1 cinnb, 1 coc-c, 1 cocc, 1 cocci-s, 1 coff, 1 coffin, 1 colch, 3 COLOC, 2 con, 1 crot-h, 1 croto-t, 2 cupr, 1 dig, 2 dros, 2 dulc, 1 dys-co, 2 ferr, 1 ferr-c, 1 gels, 2 glon, 1 gnaph, 1 graph, 1 guai, 1 hecla, 1 hep, 1 hist, 1 hydrc, 1 hyos, 2 ign, 1 inul, 2 iris, 3 KALI-C, 1 kali-chl, 1 kali-i, 1 kali-p, 1 kali-s, 2 kalm, 2 kreos, 1 lach, 1 led, 2 lith-c, 2 lyc, 1 lycps, 1 mag-c, 1 mag-m, 2 mag-p, 1 mang, 1 menthol, 1 meny, 1 meph, 3 MERC, 1 merc-c, 2 mez, 1 morg-g, 1 mur-ac, 2 nat-m, 2 nit-ac, 2 nit-s-d, 1 nux-m, 3 NUX-V, 3 PHOS, 1 phos-h, 1 phys, 2 phyt, 2 plan, 3 PLAT, 1 prop, 3 PULS, 1 rad-br, 1 ran-b, 2 rhod, 3 RHUS-T, 1 ruta, 1 sang, 1 sanic, 1 sapin, 1 sep, 1 sil, 3 SPIG, 1 stann, 3 STAPH, 1 still, 2 stram, 2 sulph, 1 syc-co, 1 tab, 1 tarent, 1 thal, 2 thuj, 1 til, 1 urt-u, 1 valer, 2 verat, 3 VERB, 1 visc, 1 zinc, 1 zinc-p, 2 zinc-val

Acupuncture points for Trigeminal Neuralgia