Symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia symptoms may include one or more of these patterns: Episodes of severe, shooting or jabbing pain that may feel like an electric shock Spontaneous attacks of pain or attacks triggered by things such as touching the face, chewing, speaking or brushing teeth Attacks of pain lasting from a few seconds to several minutes Pain that occurs with facial spasms Bouts of multiple attacks lasting days, weeks, months or longer — some people have periods when they experience no pain Pain in areas supplied by the trigeminal nerve, including the cheek, jaw, teeth, gums, lips, or less often the eye and forehead Pain affecting one side of the face at a time Pain focused in one spot or spread in a wider pattern Pain rarely occurring at night while sleeping Attacks that become more frequent and intense over time