Facial pain
Facial pain: Introduction
Facial pain: Pain affecting the face.
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Causes of Facial pain:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Facial pain.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
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Causes of Types of Facial pain:
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Facial pain: Symptom Checker
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Facial pain
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- FACE PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Facial pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Facial pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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Facial pain: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
- Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
- Chronic Pain Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
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Facial pain: Research Related Doctors & Specialists
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Misdiagnosis and Facial pain
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Diagnostic tests for Facial pain:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Facial pain. Some of these are listed below :
- General inspection
- Note the person's general state and behavior e.g. any sudden jabbing pain in the face causes a characteristic "tic" and may indicate neuralgia
- Physical examination
- Inspection of the mouth, sinuses, nose, pharynx, tonsils, tongue, larynx and parotid gland
- Palpate the face and neck to include the parotid and other salivary glands, eyes, local lymph nodes, skin, temporomandibular joint, cervical spine
- Inspect and tap each tooth for tenderness which may indicate a dental disorder
- Check for pain and limitation of jaw movements ( especially opening the mouth), tenderness of the jaw joint and grating noise with moving the joint which suggests temporomandibular joint dysfunction
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Facial pain.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- Is the facial pain constant or intermittent? - intermittent pain may suggest trigeminal neuralgia, cluster headaches or atypical migraine. Constant pain would suggest any local abnormality in the structures underlying the face such as an abscessed sinus, an abscessed tooth, or a neoplasm in these areas.
- Where exactly do you experience the pain? - e.g. pain over the side of the face ( trigeminal area) may suggest trigeminal neuralgia, a tumor arising from the region of the orbit or base of brain that may cause destruction of the trigeminal sensory nerve fibers or an aneurysm developing in the cavernous sinus; glossopharyngeal neuralgia causes pain in the back of the throat and around the tonsils; sphenoidal or ethmoidal sinusitis causes a constant pain behind the eye or behind the nose; temporomandibular joint dysfunction pain is felt over the joint.
- Does the pain radiate to anywhere? - e.g. impacted wisdom teeth may cause pain localized to the lower jaw and radiate to the ear; temporomandibular joint pain may radiate from the joint to the ear, lower jaw and forward to the cheek and even the neck; lesions of the back ½ of the tongue, the oropharynx, tonsils and larynx may radiate pain to the region of the ear.
- How would you explain the nature of the facial pain? - e.g. lightning quality of pain suggests neuralgia; herpes zoster pain may be burning and have an abnormal increased sensitivity to touch; facial migraine is dull and throbbing.
- What aggravates the pain? - e.g. pain increased by chewing often suggests being related to the temporomandibular joint, but it could be related to trigeminal neuralgia, dental caries or salivary gland stones; trigeminal neuralgia pain may be aggravated by talking, chewing, touching certain trigger areas on the face, cold weather or wind or turning onto pillow; glossopharyngeal neuralgia may be triggered by swallowing, coughing and talking; cluster headaches may be aggravated by alcohol.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Facial pain) may include:
- Nasal discharge? - e.g. an associated bloody nasal discharge may suggest nasopharyngeal cancer; a pus-like nasal discharge may suggest acute or chronic sinusitis; a watery nasal discharge may suggest cluster headache or atypical migraine.
- Tooth pain? - may suggest dental caries, tooth abscess, impacted teeth or maxillary sinusitis as a result of dental root infection.
- Neck pain? - may suggest cervical spine dysfunction as the cause of the facial pain. The upper cervical spine can cause facial pain from pathology of the C2 or C3 which may cause pain around the ear.
- Fever? - may suggest orbital cellulitis, sinusitis, tooth abscess, mumps.
- Rash? - may suggest herpes zoster (shingles).
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Facial pain
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Stories from Users for Facial pain
Real-life user stories relating to Facial pain:
- Pain in my head and face FOR 6 MONTHS
- Face/Neck/Chest pain for over 3 yrs after dental procedure
- HELP!!! TMJ/TMD Extreme Facial Pain
- eye,neck,ear,and face pain!!!
- Pain on Right side of face & Head
- Hearing loss/fullness in ears with face pain
- eye,ear,scalp and facial pains
- Hair loss, irregular & painful periods, aneamia, hypothyroidism, swollen face
- headaches, facial numbness and tingling, neck pain
- Atypical facial pain, headaches, and vertigo
- Facial swelling and pain
- Tooth abscess... and tingling pain in face?
- help..pain on left side of the face, really tired! 19
- Face redness, intense stomach bloating and pain, cause?
- Chronic, continuous facial pain and photophobia
- Pimples On Face
- Vision Loss, Left arm, face and neck go numb or in pain.
- skin pain - right side of scalp, eye and face
- effects of not washing face?
- I have a mark on my face!!!
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Causes of Facial pain listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Facial pain as a symptom include:
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causes of Facial pain
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Definitions of Facial pain:
Pain in the facial region including orofacial pain and craniofacial pain. Associated conditions include local inflammatory and neoplastic disorders and neuralgic syndromes involving the trigeminal, facial, and glossopharyngeal nerves. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent facial pain as the primary manifestation of disease are referred to as FACIAL PAIN SYNDROMES.
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Organs affected by Facial pain:
The list of organs typically affected by Facial pain may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Facial pain
The list below shows some of the causes of Facial pain mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Facial pain
How Common are these Causes of Facial pain?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Facial pain.
Of the 144
causes of Facial pain that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 6
causes are "very common" diseases
- 6
causes are "common" diseases
- 8
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 3
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 131
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Facial pain
Conditions listing symptoms: Facial pain:
The following list of conditions
have 'Facial pain' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
B
Bell's Palsy
... facial painBenign astrocytoma
... facial painC
Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
... facial painCooperman-Miura syndrome
... facial painCranial neuralgia
... Facial painD
Dentatorubral pallidoluysian disorder
... Facial painE
Eagle's syndrome
... facial painEpithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma
... facial painEsthesioneuroblastoma
... facial painF
Facial fracture
... facial painJ
Jaw joint disorders
... cheek painM
Malignant Teratocarcinosarcoma
... forehead painMouth ulcers
... cheek painMucoepidermoid
... facial painMucoepidermoid Carcinoma
... facial painMucormycosis
... facial painMumps
... face painN
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
... face painNeurofibromatosis-2
... facial painNon-Food Allergy - Cockroach
... facial painP
Paranasal sinus cancer, adult
... forehead painR
Rhino-orbito-cerebral phycomycosis
... facial painRhinocerebral mucormycosis
... facial painRhinocerebral zygomycosis
... facial painRollet syndrome
... forehead painS
Salivary gland cancer, adult
... facial painSinus cancer
... Facial pain, forehead painSphenoid Sinusitis
... facial painT
Trigeminal neuralgia
... intense facial pain, facial pain on movement, cheek pain, brushing teeth causes facial painU
Uveitic Glaucoma
... Brow acheW
Whiplash Injuries
... face painZ
Zygomycosis
... facial pain
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Causes of Facial pain Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Facial pain based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Facial pain?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Facial pain, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Facial pain:
Subtypes of Facial pain:
Cheek pain (3 causes), Brow ache (1 cause), Check pain, Forehead pain (5 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Facial pain:
Face symptoms (4405 causes), Pain (5609 causes), Sensations (5876 causes), Nerve symptoms (6219 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes), Head symptoms (6066 causes)
Symptoms related to Facial pain:
Pain (5609 causes), Eye pain (365 causes), Headache (2016 causes), Cheek pain (3 causes), Dental pain, Facial symptoms (4405 causes), Eye symptoms (4112 causes), Cheek symptoms (63 causes), Dental symptoms (582 causes), Toothache (15 causes), Tooth abscess, Dental abscess, Ear ache ear disorders, Sinusitis (280 causes)
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