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I've had tingling and pain in my face for the last week! i thought it might be trigeminal neuralgia but it's on both sides, not just one! what to do?
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Call your doctor: With symptoms this complex, you owe it to yourself to call your doctor to help you make sense out of them.
Answered 10/4/2016
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See a neurologist: Trigeminal neuralgia rarely occurs bilaterally; when it does, it is usually secondary to multiple sclerosis. Trigeminal neuralgia tends to occur between after age 40. See orofacial pain specialist for evaluation and management. You also may see a neurologist
Answered 8/25/2014
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