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What Causes Severe Pain In The Jaw After Chewing Food?

After my first few bites of food I get an intense pain in my left jaw. It doesn't seem to be in the bone or a dental issue. It is very intense for a few seconds and then diminishes. It is only after the first few bites of food and then it goes away. If I don't eat for a few minutes it happens again after the first few bites.
Mon, 12 Dec 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

As per your question it seems that pain during the first few bites of eating food severe pain that diminishes is pointing towards neurotic pain like Trigeminal Neuralgia or Tic Doloreux..
Trigeminal neuralgia can occur due to disturbances associated with the fifth cranial nerve that is the Trigeminal nerve..
You need to consult a Neurophysician and get evaluated for the exact cause of the nerve induced pain as there can be some causes like the most common one is a large artery impinging over the nerve causing damage of the Myelin Sheath [ a protective cover over the nerve] leading to severe electric shock like pain..

Other causes are disorders like Multiple sclerosis, tumour compressing the nerve, physical trauma etc..

Get a detailed evaluation and tests like MRI SCAN can be done to rule out the underlying cause and treatment of the same can relieve..

You can be advised Neurotic painkillers like Carbamazipine, Gabapantin, Baclofen etc..

If there is any artery impinging the nerve Microvascular decompression in which the compression over the artery is surgically removed is done..
Other procedures like Balloon decompression,gama knife radiosurgery, glycerol injection etc can be done to relieve pain..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Arora.
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What Causes Severe Pain In The Jaw After Chewing Food?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. As per your question it seems that pain during the first few bites of eating food severe pain that diminishes is pointing towards neurotic pain like Trigeminal Neuralgia or Tic Doloreux.. Trigeminal neuralgia can occur due to disturbances associated with the fifth cranial nerve that is the Trigeminal nerve.. You need to consult a Neurophysician and get evaluated for the exact cause of the nerve induced pain as there can be some causes like the most common one is a large artery impinging over the nerve causing damage of the Myelin Sheath [ a protective cover over the nerve] leading to severe electric shock like pain.. Other causes are disorders like Multiple sclerosis, tumour compressing the nerve, physical trauma etc.. Get a detailed evaluation and tests like MRI SCAN can be done to rule out the underlying cause and treatment of the same can relieve.. You can be advised Neurotic painkillers like Carbamazipine, Gabapantin, Baclofen etc.. If there is any artery impinging the nerve Microvascular decompression in which the compression over the artery is surgically removed is done.. Other procedures like Balloon decompression,gama knife radiosurgery, glycerol injection etc can be done to relieve pain.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Arora.