Hi, Rhonda,

Yes, any neuropathic pain in the ear points to that and it's very close in proximity to the Trigeminal Nerve, if my memory serves, so that those with classic TN and ear pain are probably either getting "cross talk" between the two or suffering from compressions to both nerve roots (I'm no doctor - this is just what I'm remembering from my reading and going to several conferences). It's pretty much the same issue, just a different nerve bundle. If you watch the MVD video on the Texas TNA website, you may be able to see the Nervus Intermedius. I'm sure some of the diagrams show both.

Alana Greca, Director of Patient Support at the TNA (Trigeminal Neuralgia Association), can give you more information on it as well as a networking list of others who've been diagnosed that you may contact. You can reach her at -

1-800-929-3608 patientrep@tna-support.org www.endthepain.org

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Jean