Why don't nurses know about trigeminal neuralgia.i had a septoplasty to see if it would relieve it.not one nurse knew what it was, ?

Trigeminal neuralgia: The context of your question is unfortunately not completely clear but i will give it my best - trigeminal neuralgia (tn) is usually diagnosed and treated by physicians and a lot of time requires a specialist. Tn stems from signals in the 5th cranial nerve which usually will be interpreted by your brain as pain arising from different areas of your face. Septoplasty will usually not address this.

Information: Trigeminal neuralgia is not all that common. It is entirely possible the a nurse may not have heard about it. However, if the hurse has been associated with a neurologist, or neurosurgeon, then for sure she would know about it.

Have absolutely NO clue as to why or why not a nurse would have a limited scope of knowledge, but regardless, a septoplasty may have been indicated for anatomical reasons, but would not ever be successful in alleviating trigeminal neuralgia. Suggest a visit to a neurosurgeon.

Depends on the degree of training, knowledge and curiosity of the nurse. Unlikely that septal surgery could alleviate trigeminal neuralgia. Removing bone spurs that impinge on turbinate can relieve intranasal pain.