I have had trigeminal neuralgia for 10 yrs and mine began with numbness on one side of my face. I had had a viral throat infection and suddenly woke one morning(after the infection had cleared up) with my cheek, eyebrow, temple area numb. It lasted for more than a week, when that subsided then the neuralgia pain began. When the pain gets really bad I still get that tight skin/ tingling sensation. Wishing you the best with yours and hope it's nothing that can't be healed and taken care of quickly

Marilyn