3. Varying Lengths of Pain Episodes
The length of an episode of pain is just another hugely variable symptom of trigeminal neuralgia that sufferers are burdened to deal with. Two case studies are useful to talk about when considering this symptom, as they provide a little real-world context to an issue that only those affected can fully appreciate or understand.
One trigeminal neuralgia patient, a woman in her 50s, reported how the episodes of pain that she suffered with would rarely last longer than just a few seconds, with many of the attacks seeming to last even less than a second.
A momentary jolt of pain like a supercharged static electricity shock was how she described her symptoms. Contrastingly, another trigeminal neuralgia sufferer, a woman in her late 60s, described how her pain attacks could last anywhere up to two or even three minutes. These examples detail just how varied the symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia can be.