Conditions

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia causes brief, severe pain in areas supplied by the glossopharyngeal nerve, often the throat, back of the tongue, tonsil area, angle of the jaw or deep ear.

SUNA causes repeated, very short attacks of severe one-sided head or facial pain with one or more symptoms affecting the eye, nose or face on the same side.

SUNCT causes frequent, very short attacks of severe one-sided head or facial pain with both eye redness and tearing on the same side. It is rare and should be assessed

Cluster headache causes extremely severe one-sided pain, usually around the eye or temple, with symptoms such as a red watering eye or blocked nose. Attacks require prompt diagnosis because ordinary

Post-herpetic neuralgia is nerve pain that continues in an area affected by shingles after the rash has improved. When shingles affects the face, careful assessment is particularly important around the

Persistent idiopathic facial pain is ongoing facial or oral pain that does not fit another recognised diagnosis after appropriate assessment. The pain is genuine even when tests do not reveal

Burning mouth syndrome causes a burning or unpleasant sensation in the mouth, often affecting the tongue, lips or cheeks. The mouth may look normal even though the symptoms are real

Migraine can cause pain in the face as well as the head. Some people feel pain around the eye, cheek, jaw, teeth or sinuses, with or without a prominent headache.

Sinusitis can cause pain, pressure and tenderness around the cheeks, eyes or forehead, usually alongside nasal symptoms. Facial pain without nasal symptoms may have another cause.

Pain from teeth, gums or surrounding tissues can spread into the jaw and face. Dental causes should be assessed properly, but pain without a clear dental cause should not lead

Temporomandibular disorders affect the jaw joints, the muscles used for chewing, or both. They can cause jaw and facial pain, clicking, stiffness or difficulty opening the mouth

Trigeminal neuropathic pain is pain caused by injury or disease affecting the trigeminal nerve. It is often more continuous than trigeminal neuralgia and may occur with numbness or altered sensation.

Multiple sclerosis can be associated with trigeminal neuralgia and other forms of nerve pain affecting the face. Not every facial pain symptom in someone with MS is trigeminal neuralgia, so

Trigeminal neuralgia, usually shortened to TN, is a long-term pain condition affecting the trigeminal nerve, which carries sensation from the face to the brain. TN is classified as classical, secondary