[Desdemona]

Looking for help! The accident was over a year ago and my husband still has pain in his upper jaw and nose. We have seen oral surgeon, ENT facial plastics, endodontist, neurosurgeon, neurologist, and a sinus specialist. All we hear is "well, it's not (fill in the blank) but I don't know what it is. Sorry, I can't help you.". Well, living with pain at 8-10 for 14 months is taking it's toll. Anything anyone could suggest would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

[Darlene]

Desdemona,

Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk. Happy to see you have come to be with us. Here are a great number of dear friends to listen when you are in need of ears. You will find out we are supportive and relaxing place.

Check into the following forum for some assistance.

Trigeminal Neuralgia:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum26.html

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene

[Desdemona]

Thanks for your suggestion, but TN has already been ruled out.

[Rrae]

I just wanted to add my Welcome as well!

I'm sorry for this ongoing pain your husband is suffering. I know how frustrating it is to have people 'downplay' what is going on and ultimately cutting into your quality of life.
My first thought when reading your post was a nerve issue like what Darlene suggested, but this has been r/o.

Feel free to roam the forums and post wherever you'd like.
We do have a very informative Dental forum here and it's possible something might get hit on that has been overlooked prior. Might be worth a try? Here's the link to get you there:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/fo...sprune=-1&f=89

It's great to have you here and I do hope you can begin to get answers very soon.

Rae

[Jomar]

Originally Posted by Desdemona

Looking for help! The accident was over a year ago and my husband still has pain in his upper jaw and nose. We have seen oral surgeon, ENT facial plastics, endodontist, neurosurgeon, neurologist, and a sinus specialist. All we hear is "well, it's not (fill in the blank) but I don't know what it is. Sorry, I can't help you.". Well, living with pain at 8-10 for 14 months is taking it's toll. Anything anyone could suggest would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Have you considered upper cervical chiropractic?
If everything the MDs tested is showing as normal , maybe it's time to look at a slightly alternative treatment.

more info -
(it's not like the regular chiro adjusting if you have a concerned about that)
www.nucca.org
www.upcspine.com

Or maybe acupuncture??

[Ritepaw]

Have you looked into nerve damage in the face?I had severe damage to my face do to a car accident in 1987 and I've had facial pain in the same area. The nerves that were damaged are behind my nose. The sphenoplatine ganglion nerve. I would check into that if you haven't already.