For trigeminal neuralgia: can it involve a constant pain instead of a fleeting pain?

Trigeminal Neuralgia: Trigeminal neuralgia is classically a sharp electric like pain radiating into the face and jaw that is triggered by chewing, coughing and laughing. It is usually limited if triggers are avoided but can be persistent. It is often mistaken for tooth infections. Seek an evaluation by a neurologist to diagnose.

Sometimes: There are subtypes of trigeminal neuralgia (tn). Tn-1 patients experience attacks of sharp, shooting electrical pain in one or more of the divisions of the vth cranial nerve. Tn-2 patients may experience same but may also have a constant facial pain, often burning, at least 50% of the time.

Trigeminal neuralgia: TN is rarely a constant pain until the late untreated stages. It is a pain that comes on suddenly, lasts for a few seconds and it is a pain described as electrical like and pain scales at 10/10.

Any frequency, BUT!: Face pain is confusing to doctors. Is it nerve, tension, tumor or not? So, I just use 2 types; Tumors or aneurysm or NOT. 2nd type is common from the stresses and strains of life collects in the muscles which can NOT be surgically “fixed.” This stress type needs treatment too but with a combo recipe concept. Wellness, minerals, myofascial release, massage, aerobics, soaking, Chiro and acupuncture.

Post-traumatic TN: Pain resulting from a peripheral cause such as a nerve injury is termed peripheral pot-traumatic trigeminal neuralgia. The pain is constant or continuous with a burning component.