What is atypical facial pain?

Atypical facial pain is variable and can be characterized as dull, aching, burning, sharp, squeezing, or crushing quality and has a psychogenic origin. The pain may occur on both sides of the face, differing from trigeminal nerve pain.

How do members experience atypical facial pain?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with atypical facial pain*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for atypical facial pain*

Who has atypical facial pain on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 32
40s 53
50s 67
60s 55
70+ 58

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 67
Female 205