Neuralgia: symptoms, photos, treatment
Of all forms of disease there are those that causepatient special discomfort. To such it is possible to rank with confidence and neuralgia, which is often very painful. And although it is not something that would threaten life, yet the suffering caused greatly undermines normal well-being.
Neuralgia and its causes
Neuralgia is a disease that affectsperipheral nerves. Often, along with it, we feel attacks of severe pain. Classify the disease in the light of that part of the nervous system where it occurs. As experts note, the most common is trigeminal neuralgia, which is very common in men over the age of forty.
It is worth noting that the disease doctors started talking at the beginning of our era, however, despite the fact that many centuries have passed, the problem continues to torment more and more generations of people.
According to specialists, neuralgia appears asrule, as a result of the transferred illnesses. Usually among them are various injuries, colds and infections. So, often neuralgia occurs after a person has had a trauma to the face, pulpitis, inflammatory processes that affect the sinuses of the nose.
Insidious disease can be considered for the reason thathe makes the patient feel severe pain quite suddenly. They can be a reaction to excessively loud sounds, bright light, cold or hot food. In some cases, the attack can begin even while brushing your teeth.
Symptoms of neuralgia depending on its kind
If we talk about the symptoms of neuralgia, it is worth noting among them:
sensation of the so-called crawling craw;
a sharp pain that appears after them, lasting a few minutes.
In the case when you suffered intercostalneuralgia, seizures will occur in the rib area, increasing during sneezing or coughing. If neuralgia has hooked the external cutaneous nerve of the thigh, then there is a shooting pain that affects the outer surface of this part of the body. It is very difficult, according to the doctors and the patients themselves, to undergo an attack of neuralgia that struck the pterygopalon. Pain starts suddenly and, as a rule, takes place at night. They can last up to several days. Very rarely doctors meet neuralgia of the glossopharyngeal nerve in patients. The course of seizures in this case extends not only to the pharynx, but also to the ear, as well as the lower jaw.
Prevention and treatment
As for the treatment of the disease, itappointed by a qualified neurologist. If we talk about prevention, then everything is simple. It is necessary to refrain from staying in drafts and hypothermia, as well as:
lead a healthy lifestyle;
do sport;
take vitamins;
do everything so that the diseases that have arisen do not grow into chronic ones.
In the case where the last paragraph in practiceit was not possible to implement, still you can not give up. Chronic diseases require treatment, as they do not pass without a trace to the body. And that the disease does not become for you in the future a trigger mechanism for neuralgia, you must take all possible measures to overcome it.
It is important to understand that only the differentiatedthe approach to the forms of neuralgia can provide a cure and a normal vital activity. In some cases, the doctor will advise hydrogen sulphide and radon baths, paraffin applications, in others - DMV of the collar area, laser puncture, and thirdly - lubrication of the root of the tongue with dicain.
In general, when talking about proper therapy,to emphasize the importance of sanatorium-and-spa treatment, which contains in its program a necessary set of activities that restore health. Therefore, having the opportunity to get a ticket to the sanatorium, do not refuse, as it can be the first step to getting rid of neuralgic problems.
