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The left side of my face along the hair line has been itchy and tingling also under my eye and around my mouth jaw line and chin. ?

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Dr. John Feola answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

R/O TRIGEMINAL NEUR: R/O TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA : there are 3 branches of the Trigeminal nerve that can become inflamed after Trauma/TMJ/ IDIOPATHIC. It responds to NEUROLEPTICS. like NEURONTIN/LYRICA/TOPAMAX. INJECTIONS OF BOTOX/LIDOCAINE /CORTISONE. Get seen promptly by an ENT and your INTERNIST. If face begins to droop it can be early BELLS PALSY

Answered 9/9/2015

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