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A 52-year-old male asked:
what medication is effective against pain caused by sunct face pain?
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Dr. Priyanka Chaudhryanswered
Neurology 11 years experience
SUNCT: Sunct are multiple episodes of headaches, short lasting with tearing, redness etc. Lamictal is drug of choice. As they are extremely rare, make sure you are seeing a neurologist and they are indeed sunct.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Having upper right face pain but I don't know why. What can I do?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Richard Leadermananswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
See your Dentist!: There is a lot of possible problems that could cause facial pain.
It could be from a sore tooth, your sinus or muscle spasms.
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