Does trigeminal neuralgia qualify for disability
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Hi, the definition of blind for disability is very tough. Does your son have other reasons for claiming disability? His eyesight will not help much, unless he has another eye problem.
The best person to ask about disability is a lawyer. Our county legal society lets you talk to one for 20.00, for 30 minutes. Maybe your county has a service like this.
I am new to the group and have many medical issues, long story short. Currently on a Long Term Disability for Migraines, Trigeminal Neuropathy, Occipital Neuralgia, LBB Left Bundle Branch Block (heart) and Fibromyalgia, I am exhausted....
Have tried numerous meds now Insurance Company is saying they wont cover as a medical disability due to medical evidence. I have fought this for about a year and stand losing my job of 23 years.
I have tried applying for assistance through the state and also through social security disability but was turned down for both because they didn't think that TN was a bad enough disease to render me disabled. I can only assume the people that made the decision to turn me down know nothing about TN and how bad it can be.
I am at my wits end and feel like my life as I knew it was over. I have no where else to turn and keep praying I can some day get my life back.
From what you are describing, I think that this maybe more than trigeminal neuralgia, as TN does not cause facial swelling and fatigability symptoms. Another cause is a primary myopathy of your face and neck muscles, muscle strain, or systemic diseases such as autoimmune disease or kidney problems. I suggest you discuss this with your doctor, or possibly with a specialist (neurologist).
I have what is called Paratrigeminal Neuralgia and it is related to Trigeminal Neuralgia which this could be related to. I am also thinking that it could be a paresthesia which is caused by nerves in your face. I think this is something worth mentioning to your neuro next time you see one.
One of the causes of Trigeminal Neuralgia could be tumors. The Trigeminal nerve and its branches touches many parts of the face including the sinuses. (Google Gray's Anatomy (bartleby.com) for good diagrams of where the Trigeminal Nerve is).
I personally have not heard that TN loosens teeth -- although pain in the teeth and gums (because of all the areas the nerve touches) is common.
Does Trigeminal Neuralgia worsen with age. I've tried Tegretol but the pain has some back agaiin after about a year and is very, very intense. It is like a needle made of glass penetrating the right side of my nose and going into my head. What is the best treatment for this and can it be cured completely.
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I would like to know if any one out there has TMJ like symptoms along the jaw area, along with their neuralgia. I have been told it is not trigeminal neuralgia, but the symptoms seem to be more like atypical trigeminal instead.. It is consistent, and very painful and the pain medications are making me so sick, I can't function.
Sounds like Trigeminal Neuralgia Type 1 or Atypical. There is help for this! Same needs used for seizures help condition and pain attacks. Tegretol is one but many more. Thank you
Neurologist treats TN. Studies happening now.
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) was first used to treat trigeminal neuralgia in the 1990s. Because of its success in treating that painful condition (which is very difficult to treat), it was then used to treat all kinds of neuropathic pain.
While it may be useful, there are more modern medications that may help if you have a neuropathic pain problem -- for instance, Neurontin (gabapentin) and Lyrica (pregabalin).
Trigeminal Neuralgia is usually diagnosed after ruling out all other possibilities and listening to the patient's symptoms. Usually it's described as an intermittent electric type shock or jabs. It does manifest as a "toothache" like pain also and lots of people have unnecessary dental work because of that.
You describe waking up at night from pain and bad head aches.
A good idea is to keep a pain journal -- where does the pain happen, how long does it last, when does it happen, does anything seem to trigger it (i.e. - brushing your teeth, eating, putting on makeup, washing your face), what does the pain feel like (electric shocks, jabs, burning, etc). This will help your doctor diagnose the problem.
What I really meant was some medications such as tegretol, anticonvulsants,for example,neuron tin are very promising to treat trigeminal neuralgia. In addition, surgical procedure known as microvascular decompression is promising and yields long term therapeutic effect. you do need to see a neurologist to be fully informed of all available treatment options.
My doctor put me on Lyrica and Klonopin and it seems to help a little, although the pain does intensify and the pain medication does not work for it since it is nerve pain. My doctor is referring me to a neurologist. So if you do not have TMJ, you might want to bring up Trigeminal Neuralgia to your physician and see what they say.
I am just wondering how long you have suffered from Trigeminal Neuralgia before the MVD Operation became an option. Thank You.
For those of you with trigeminal neuralgia, would you mind me asking you what it feels like? I have been assuming, for a while, that what I have in my face is bilateral trigeminal neurlagia. But, perhaps I'm wrong.
very cool article and MS is what I am suspecting but I cant even get this doctor entertain the idea of the trigeminal neuralgia even though I am now on seizure meds for it that are helping or the fact anther hospital said that's what it was.
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