Facial Pain
Facial pain, or Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN), is a chronic pain condition that affects our 5th cranial nerve. The pain can be extreme, sporadic, sudden burning or electric-like facial pain that lasts from a few seconds to as long as two minutes per episode. However, the attacks can occur in succession, lasting as long as hours. Quality of life is often severely impacted. Most of the time, the pain occurs in one side of the face.
面部疼痛或三叉神經痛 (TN)是一種慢性疼痛，影響著第五對腦神經。 神經疼痛帶來極端的、零星的、突然的灼熱或針刺，甚至電擊的面部疼痛，每次持續幾秒鐘或長達兩分鐘。 然而，疼痛可以連續發生，持續長達數小時，嚴重影響患者的生活質量。多數的情況下，患者只有一邊感覺疼痛。
面部神經疼痛
Facial Pain Relief
臉
What is Trigeminal Nerve
什麼是三叉神經
Trigeminal nerve is one of the 12 pairs of nerves that are attached to our brain. There are three branches receiving sensory signals from upper, middle and lower parts of our face including our oral cavity to the brain.
我們大腦總共有十二對腦神經，三叉神經是其中一對。 它分為三個分支，分別接收來自我們面部（包括口腔）的上、中、下部的感覺信號，然後傳遞至大腦。
Ophthalmic Branch 眼神經分支 a. Area involved: scalp, forehead, front of head 頭皮、前額、頭部前方
Maxillary Branch 上顎神經分支 a. Area involved: cheek, upper jaw, top lip, teeth, gums, side of nose 臉頰、上顎、上唇、牙齒、牙齦、鼻側
Mandibular Branch 下顎神經分支 a. Area involved: lower jaw, teeth, gums, bottom lip 下顎、牙齒、牙齦、下唇
Possible Triggers
可能的觸發活動
Activities to trigger depend on which branch was affected
觸發的活動取決於哪一分支受影響
Shaving
剃鬚
Washing Face
洗臉
Eating
進食
Drinking
進飲
Talking
說話
Brushing Teeth
刷牙
Wind Blowing
風吹
Applying Makeup
化妝
Treatment
治療
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is a noninvasive, non pharmacological treatment option. It stimulates both sensory and motor fibers to provide analgesic effects in both peripheral and central level. Recent research found that the pain control effect can last for years. It is a safe and promising treatment option for patients who want to avoid side effects from medications and do not consider surgical treatment.
經皮神經電刺激是一種無創、非藥物治療選擇。它能同時刺激感覺和運動神經纖維，對周邊和中樞區域同時提供鎮痛作用。最近的研究發現，控制疼痛的效果可以持續數年。對於希望避免藥物副作用且不考慮手術治療的患者來說，這是一種安全且有效的治療。