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Originally Posted by quadbkat
for your brain injury/concussion, has anyone had face pain?? if so, what did you have, where was it, how long did it last.....
for people who have had/have a brain injury, did it affect other things like eyes, ears (non-tinnitus), nose, mouth... ?? and if so, what did you experience, what/where was it, how long did it last, what did you do for it....
and did medical people 'believe' your other symptoms or just pass it off?
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Face pain implies that there was some damage to a nerve, either due to direct impact (if you hit your face!) or something internal like a neck injury. Gabapentin and pregabalin are a couple of options for neuropathic pain. I think cardio exercise is supposed to be helpful as well. And it's worth getting your neck checked out, in case the nerve pain is neck related. In terms of how long it'll last, that's highly variable. I still have some pain over a year later, but it's more mild than it was. I probably saw the most improvement over the first six months.