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Pain In Temple That Is Not Relieved By Ibuprofen. What Is This?

Hello I have been having intense pain in my right temple for about a year now. It is becoming a daily occurrence and ibuprofen doesn t help. Along with this pain a vein is vey painful and runs from just above my ear and runs up my ear. Do you have any idea what this would be? I m just trying to get the pain under control.
Thu, 28 Nov 2013
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Hello dear,

The symptoms as mentioned in your post indicate that you might be having Trigeminal neuralgia.
It occurs due to any pathology in the nerve fibre, as a result of which pain gets transmitted along the course of the nerve.
Intense pain in the temple & swelling of a vein (as mentioned in your post) is characteristic.
Management will involve analgesics+Gabapentin preparations.

In your post, you have not mentioned about history of Hypertension, Diabetes, Thyroid abnormality, etc.
Under such circumstances, investigations like complete blood count, estimation of blood pressure & blood sugar levels and Thyroid profile will be helpful to rule out any pathological cause for the symptoms.
A CT scan or MRI of brain will also be helpful.

Till then, maintain adequate hydration & nutrition status, avoid stress, exercise regularly & practice meditation.

Wishing you a Good Health.
Take care.
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Pain In Temple That Is Not Relieved By Ibuprofen. What Is This?

Hello dear, The symptoms as mentioned in your post indicate that you might be having Trigeminal neuralgia. It occurs due to any pathology in the nerve fibre, as a result of which pain gets transmitted along the course of the nerve. Intense pain in the temple & swelling of a vein (as mentioned in your post) is characteristic. Management will involve analgesics+Gabapentin preparations. In your post, you have not mentioned about history of Hypertension, Diabetes, Thyroid abnormality, etc. Under such circumstances, investigations like complete blood count, estimation of blood pressure & blood sugar levels and Thyroid profile will be helpful to rule out any pathological cause for the symptoms. A CT scan or MRI of brain will also be helpful. Till then, maintain adequate hydration & nutrition status, avoid stress, exercise regularly & practice meditation. Wishing you a Good Health. Take care.