JEAN, WOW! I did a search on the Geniculate Neuralgia and am amazed at how accurately it describes my ear pain. Not sure which is worse this or the TN, but I am relieved and excited to finally see a name for my specific pain! I will certainly bring this up at my next doc appointment. I can't imagine why with my detailed description of my symptoms that the neurologist did not mention this. It appears from what I have read to be more rare than TN, but I would still have thought that a specialist at a teaching hospital would have known about it. Oh well, I will see what he has to say in November. Thanks again so much!

Rhonda