What is Frey's syndrome?
Frey's syndrome, also known as Baillarger’s syndrome, Dupuy’s syndrome, Auriculotemporal syndrome or Frey-Baillarger syndrome, is a rare neurological disorder resulting from damage to the parotid glands. Symptoms can appear when a person eats or thinks about foods that cause salivation.
How do members experience Frey's syndrome?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Frey's syndrome*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*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 Frey's syndrome*
Who has Frey's syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 2 | |
30s | 0 | |
40s | 5 | |
50s | 3 | |
60s | 5 | |
70+ | 2 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 7 | |
Female | 11 |