Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Aaron Cohen-Gadol, M.D.
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a rare condition causing recurring, stabbing pain in the ear, tongue, tonsils, and jaw, often triggered by swallowing or yawning. Diagnosis involves MRI and swab testing, while treatment options include medications, radiosurgery, and microvascular decompression surgery.
In this video, we uncover everything you need to know about GN, from its symptoms to the underlying causes, and the latest diagnostic methods. We also discuss effective treatments that can bring relief and improve quality of life.
In this video, we cover:
🔍 Symptoms: Discover the tell-tale signs of GN, including sudden, severe pain in areas such as the throat, tongue, and ear.
🧬 Causes: Explore the potential causes of GN, from nerve damage to vascular compression, and understand how these factors contribute to the onset of symptoms.
📌 Diagnosis: Find out how healthcare professionals diagnose GN.
💊 Treatment: Learn about the various treatment options available, including medications, and surgical interventions, to help manage and alleviate the pain associated with GN.
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Key moments:
00:04 Dr. Aaron Cohen, a neurosurgeon with 20 years of experience, discusses glossopharyngeal neuralgia, a rare condition causing stabbing pain triggered by swallowing or yawning due to glossopharyngeal nerve compression.
02:13 Glossopharyngeal neuralgia diagnosis involves MRI and swab test, while treatment options include medications, radiosurgery, radiofrequency rhizotomy, and microvascular decompression surgery with monitoring for side effects and effectiveness.
05:22 Microvascular decompression surgery is an effective treatment for glossopharyngeal neuralgia, providing pain relief and improved quality of life for patients, especially in younger and healthier individuals.
0:00 Introduction
1:00 What is Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia?
1:43 Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Symptoms
2:28 Glossopharyngeal Neuralgla Tests
4:16 Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Treatments
5:57 Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Outcomes
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CORRECT! TH WE DOCTORS DONT EVEN KNOW 😒 WHAT THE HELL I BE TALKING ABOUT! 😆 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆
I think I have this and being bounced around hospitals it only responds to steroids and they won’t give them long term treatment this is torture last 10 years 😢I can’t cope it’s debilitating mention this in the uk and no one knows anything
I believe I have this too, but I'm 60 years old, now I do have MS , I also have Trigeminal Neuralgia and now it seems to have morphed into this , but it's all on my Right side, I've have several throat exams and all came out fine , and since it's so rare I believe it's not as rare as the stats say it is, I'm in so much stabbing pain in my face and throat, I cannot take those meds bcz the side effects are horrible just like the disease, sometimes I don't even want to live anymore, I have to wait 3 months to get into my Neurologist bcz appts are so far out and they don't care that much anymore anyways, great docs huh? I need some relief and diagnosis or I just want to die 😥
@eiko001
Жыл бұрын
Please don't lose hope. I've been suffering from this for 7 years. I know exactly how you feel.
So I guess I don’t have this, because I have a lasting pain under my tongue that seemingly travels to under my jaw and the opening to my throat.
I think this what I have. I’m afraid to eat solid food. I’m currently just eating soup. I’m loss 20 lbs in A month. No energy. I don’t know what to do. I reached out to my neurologist and they ordered a speech therapy evaluation. Never heard of this being ordered for gloossapharygeal nerve evaluation. It just seems to be prolonging my suffering and weight loss. The stabbing pains are deep in my throat when I eat solid food. No ear pain. I feel like I have something stuck in my throat and it makes me vomit which makes the pain worse. Sometimes this goes on for hours not just minutes. I have no obstruction on barium swallow test except for a hiatal hernia which I had repaired. Had a partial gastrectomy 9 years ago because my vagus nerve was damaged after a Nissan fundoplication. This caused severe gastroparesis, calcified food build up and necrosis of my stomach tissue. This pain was present after this surgery but worse. I couldn’t even keep fluids down and had to be on IVs. The surgeries seem to make this worse. I have intermittent episodes afterwards. This is wearing me down. I hope someone figures this out. Hopefully medication can help.
@camexotic9968
Ай бұрын
Did you ever figure it out?
Thank you 🌺 I have it .. I need help 😭😭😭😭
@mc5041
2 жыл бұрын
How are you doing? I hope not but I think I might have this what symptoms did/do you have?
@asmalltowngirl
Жыл бұрын
Whenever I sing or try to speak loudly my nerves in my throat pains sharply ( I feel like someone is injecting a needle into the nerve ) and my ears also pains like hell ....Is it glossopharengyal neuralgia?
How can we contact you?
I got this condition from extraordinarily long and calcified styloid and stylohyoid processes. Those suckers started touching the C8 nerve root after revision surgery on cervical fusion. Six weeks after cervical fusion revision, the pain started. The same surgery also paralyzed one vocal cord so things were a mess in there. However, I learned that Eagles Syndrome can be so long as to cause GPN. So, shouldn’t treatment for GPM include ruling out Eagles Syndrome and of any evidence of said elongation or calcification, perform the resection? mVD was never offered to me and I had to see 6 surgeons to find the head of the med school vocal cord center willing to get into my neck and help me. We times that repair with several procedures used to help restore my voice.
@sharadmohip6536
8 күн бұрын
Yeah glossopharybgeal neuralgia is diagnosed when eagles and cpa angle tumor is ruled out …
Hi
im not sure if mine is tonsilitis or this sickness, i dont want to approach the doctor yet because i think im still low on funds. all i have is my right tonsil area hurting, when i cough sneeze or yawn it does not have pain, only when i drink cold liquids i get pain
@KeyTwinster47
Жыл бұрын
The reason why I'm here is because I've had my tonsils removed last week I'm only 25 but I feel like I have this as well
when i drink water it feels like someone is stabbing my throat why?
@johnny1978
Жыл бұрын
Update? Has it improved?
I'm 19
@RussianQueenCR
2 жыл бұрын
Have you had your tonsils removed? If so, you can get this form of neuralgia due to nerve damage from a poorly done tonsillectomy.
@wbcoyote
2 жыл бұрын
@@RussianQueenCR I didn't have them removed
@asmalltowngirl
Жыл бұрын
Whenever I sing or try to speak loudly my nerves in my throat pains sharply ( I feel like someone is injecting a needle into the nerve ) and my ears also pains like hell ....Is it glossopharengyal neuralgia?
@KeyTwinster47
Жыл бұрын
@@RussianQueenCR I've had my tonsils removed I'm 25 and I feel like I have this
@RussianQueenCR
Жыл бұрын
@@KeyTwinster47 I’ve had this since I was 12 years old, I’m 21 now and it’s only gotten worse through the years. After I eat food (usually hot) it feels like hundreds of needles are stabbing me in the back of my throat, under my tongue, in my ears and occasionally my cheeks. It worsens every time I swallow, speak or do anything to move the effected areas. The first step to diagnosis is get a referral to an ear nose & throat specialist from your primary care doctor. From there they can start determining if it’s a throat issue or send you to a neurologist. Although there is a VERY slim chance you can cure this form of neuralgia they can definitely help you manage the pain that occurs with the episodes.