Pain in the face, or, in another way, prozopalgia is one of the most difficult tasks of modern medicine. Painful sensations can arise due to any pathologies of nervous and dentoalveolar system, eye diseases and ENT organs, etc.
The most frequent cause of facial pain is neuralgia of the trigeminal nerve (trigeminia). The prevalence of trigeminal neuralgia is quite high and amounts to 30-50 patients per 100 000 population, and the incidence according to WHO is in the range of 2-4 people per 100 000 population.
Facial pain is very common in medical practice. The most frequent cause of facial pain is neuralgia of the trigeminal nerve (trigeminia). The prevalence of trigeminal neuralgia is quite high and amounts to 30-50 patients per 100 000 population, and the incidence according to WHO is in the range of 2-4 people per 100 000 population.
In the work of a general practitioner, complaints of pain in the ear are often encountered. If the pain in the ear is strong, then patients tend to seek medical help even at night.
Headache can be functional or organic. Organic headache, as a rule, will be associated with such neurological symptoms and signs as vomiting, fever, paralysis, paresis, convulsions, confusion, weakened consciousness, mood changes, visual disorders.
Among the most common pain syndromes that occur in the practice of a family doctor, the leading place is the headache. Headache is any pain and discomfort localized in the head region, although some researchers limit themselves to the area up from the eyebrows and to the back of the head.