What Causes Pain In The Head, Eyes And Cheeks During Pregnancy?

Posted on Mon, 25 Apr 2016

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Question : My wife is in her 7 month of pregnancy. In past 4 days, she is having severe pain in half of her face where head, forehead, eye, cheek and teeth are in pain. And all pain is happening in half face, she is not even able to swallow food or water.

We visited allopathy and Ayurvedic but both are refraining themselves for any medicine.

Could you please help what needs to be done in this case.

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Consult a neurologist

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
The pain you have described seems to be trigeminal neuralgia, which occurs due to compression of the trigeminal nerve.
Drugs like carbamezapine, Gabapentin can be given, which can be given in third trimester of pregnancy with due risk.
I will suggest you to consult a neurologist for proper examination, investigations and treatment accordingly.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
OBGYN

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Deepti Verma (13 minutes later)

Thanks for prompt reply Doctor.

Could you please suggest what home remedies can be taken in the meantime as no Doctor is available until this evening.

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (0 minute later)

Brief Answer:
Paracetamol

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear, in the meantime, she can take paracetamol to get pain relief and take semisolid diet for easy swallowing.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar