What is atypical facial pain?

Atypical facial pain is variable and can be characterized as dull, aching, burning, sharp, squeezing, or crushing quality and has a psychogenic origin. The pain may occur on both sides of the face, differing from trigeminal nerve pain.

How do members experience atypical facial pain?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with atypical facial pain*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for atypical facial pain*

Who has atypical facial pain on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 9
30s 35
40s 54
50s 62
60s 57
70+ 66

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 71
Female 209

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What is atypical facial pain?

Atypical facial pain is variable and can be characterized as dull, aching, burning, sharp, squeezing, or crushing quality and has a psychogenic origin. The pain may occur on both sides of the face, differing from trigeminal nerve pain.



Common symptoms reported by people with atypical facial pain

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for atypical facial pain

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Compare treatments taken by people with atypical facial pain

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Got a question about living with atypical facial pain? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has atypical facial pain on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 206 say atypical facial pain is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 9
30s 35
40s 54
50s 62
60s 57
70+ 66
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 7
20-29 years 15
30-39 years 18
40-49 years 18
50-59 years 8
60-69 years 3
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 71
Female 209

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 63
Not Diagnosed 20

These charts show data from atypical facial pain patients who have completed their condition history
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