My Index Finger Is Numb

Question:
I had a terrible pain and pain in the side of the face for about four years. Thinking it was my teeth, I spent a fortune at the dentist, but not made no difference. The doctor says it's' trigeminal neuralgia. I'm on a medication called carbemazepine but still I have days when I hurt only speak or washing. It can also damage the round eyes, which become red and swollen from below. Do you have any suggestions, please?

Answer:
I receive many letters from this debilitating problem, I'm sure your doctor has diagnosed correctly, Neuralgia referred to nerves. Nerve cords, including, fibers surrounded by a protective layer, running with messages on the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) to muscles, skin and other organs. Twelve pairs of cranial nerves from the brain. Sensory nerves pick up touch, pressure, vibration, heat, cold and pain as well as vision, taste, smell and hearing. Cranial motor nerves carry out the movements of the face, eyes, tongue, swallowing and speech muscles and diaphragm.

The fifth and largest cranial nerve is a mixed nerve, called the trigeminal nerve, as it has three branches. The top a supply of the upper face, the middle will the cheeks, nose and upper lip and below the mouth, teeth, tongue and lower jaw. If the malfunction of the trigeminal nerve, which can cause sensory problems such as pain and motor complications such as difficulty chewing. tic is a painful, painful facial spasms that can occur with trigeminal neuralgia. The nerves are so sensitive that ICT can be caused by a light touch, strong breeze, even a movement. Each attack can last several minutes to several hours. The pain is so intense Some people choose to have the nerve surgically destroyed and face the prospect of a numb mouth, instead of more attacks.

Trigeminal Neuralgia is difficult to treat, the underlying cause is still unknown. Strong painkillers are often prescribed antiepileptic drugs and sometimes as carbemazepine to suppress the spasm or tic. The problem, of what you say, is that theirs is not the type of tick, but comes in waves.

My suggestions for mitigating the painful episodes are as follows

Eat soft foods, so you do not have much chewing. Try soup, soft rice, mashed potatoes, ground beef, turkey and chicken cooked or pureed vegetables, porridge boiled eggs, mashed bananas and non-citrus fresh fruit and vegetable juices.

* Avoid cold foods such as ice cream or cold drinks, also citrus, coffee, excess salt, sugar and alcohol can aggravate all pain.

* I have found massage and acupuncture is the best way to treat my special neck massage improves blood flow to the brain and brain stem medium through the vertebral arteries in the neck. These arteries are the small blood vessels (called vasa nervorum) which comes from them, which feed on trigeminal cranial nerve, and others. Improve blood flow to the nerves can heal inflammation. I have a massage of the neck of patients in the midst of an attack and witnessed of immediate relief. Rub along the sides of the neck and pull the neck, putting his hands around the base of the skull and very gently away from shoulders.Also trigger point massage behind the ears, below the jaw, below the lower lip and down the lines from nose to mouth. Massage these points with your thumb or index finger of one or two minutes each, twice a day until the pain disappears.

* To help you relax, take Biorelax: Double daily for a month. Also take vitamin B complex: a day for two months. Music on a CD or tape of relaxation in the evenings before bed should also help.

* As soon as you feel an attack coming on, make the retention of the following breathing exercises for five minutes. Breathe deeply and hold your breath for 10 to 15 seconds, and then - just when you think you're about to explode (not panic) - exhale gently. Inhale slowly and hold breath again for as long as possible. Practice every day, so that the redness and swelling under your eyes, I suspect that may be linked to the autonomic nervous system which controls involuntary functions, including breathing and controlling body temperature, rather than the effects of trigeminal neuralgia think it would be worth checking with your doctor to investigate. Maybe you could be referred to a neurologist for further testing.

A numb, discolored, swollen index finger, which could be wrong?

about 4 or last 5 months I had a fire and tried to help someone through the window gives the second flr. he jumped and fell on my hand and my index finger was injured. pain that feels lik was broken. I've been xray again and no fracture. Wherever I go I hear about your sprain or a bruise n ill b fine in a month .... its been almost 5. my index finger occurs in the swollen knuckles. Skin is smoother then da rest. then his pale fingers. Numbness is not it, but things feel different to touch. i completey can not bend without feeling discomfort and pain. hand is cooler than the other. and wen I turn my hand over there sumthin tight and firm over WHeR my finger is bent ..... Help

sounds broken to me. could be a broken line of hair that has not pik up on a radiograph. especially as the joint moves while defin8ly irritation. Id go back to the hospital. my friend jumped a sand dune once and injured his leg, went to hospital and THN sid nowt was wrong after 3 months was bak, and found he had a broken femur.

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