What is pterygopalatine neuralgia?

A type of nerve pain caused by irritation of branches of the pterygopalatine nerve. It is characterized as pain in and around the nasal passages, eye, forehead region radiating to the back of the skull.

How do members experience pterygopalatine neuralgia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pterygopalatine neuralgia*

*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 pterygopalatine neuralgia*

Who has pterygopalatine neuralgia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 0
50s 1
60s 0
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 1

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What is pterygopalatine neuralgia?

A type of nerve pain caused by irritation of branches of the pterygopalatine nerve. It is characterized as pain in and around the nasal passages, eye, forehead region radiating to the back of the skull.



Common symptoms reported by people with pterygopalatine neuralgia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for pterygopalatine neuralgia

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Who has pterygopalatine neuralgia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 0 say pterygopalatine neuralgia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 0
50s 1
60s 0
70+ 0
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 1

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 0
Not Diagnosed 0

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