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What Causes Tingling In Left Side Of The Head And Face?

I m 33 years old and I m an African American, and I have tingles in my left side of my head and also the left side of my face. It sometimes feels like an electric shock, due to this I can no longer put my face in water. And the most time it most bothers me is when I chew my food and today I yawned and my left side of my face tingled really bad. But it hurts when it happens sometimes I cry, because it hurts so bad. Can you please tell me what this is ?
Mon, 13 Oct 2014
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Hi, Thank you for using health care magic.
I can understand your concern for this pain.
are you able to demarcate the pain site sharply ?
If yes then most probable cause of your pain in trigeminal neuralgia.The nature of pain is mostly electric shock or needle prick , and the triggering event is same as you describe in most of the patient.
The pain is in the course of the trigeminal nerve which is a fifth nerve in brain.
The episode of pain is preventable. Carbamazepine is the first line treatment for this kind of condition.
Hope you find this helpful.
Regards.
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What Causes Tingling In Left Side Of The Head And Face?

Hi, Thank you for using health care magic. I can understand your concern for this pain. are you able to demarcate the pain site sharply ? If yes then most probable cause of your pain in trigeminal neuralgia.The nature of pain is mostly electric shock or needle prick , and the triggering event is same as you describe in most of the patient. The pain is in the course of the trigeminal nerve which is a fifth nerve in brain. The episode of pain is preventable. Carbamazepine is the first line treatment for this kind of condition. Hope you find this helpful. Regards.