Facial Pain in Columbus Ohio

When you have facial pain, simply smiling, talking, or eating can be difficult. Many different conditions can cause facial pain, from temporomandibular joint disorder to complex nerve disorders. Nerve pain, atypical facial pain, or trigeminal neuralgia occurs when a blood vessel at the base of the skull exerts pressure directly on the nerve caused by either trauma to the nerve, multiple sclerosis, or a tumor compressing the nerve.

The type of pain also varies in each person. Some may have acute, severe pain, and others may experience chronic or constant pain but with less intensity. Facial pain is often described as shooting, stabbing, or electrical shock-like pain. Still, others may have constant aching or burning sensations in the cheek, lips, mouth, eyes, or forehead.

Examples include:

• Tic Douleroux
• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Rosacea
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
• TMJ
• Tinnitus

Finding the source of facial or orofacial pain is the first step in determining the right treatment options to give you relief. Our diagnostic and pain treatment specialists at Pain Zero in Central Ohio are dedicated to identifying the cause of your facial pain and creating a personalized treatment plan to get control of or stop the pain.