4. Brushing the Teeth
Again this is something that no one in their right mind is going to stop doing, as it is an essential part of the personal hygiene process, but brushing your teeth can be a trigger for trigeminal neuralgia as well.
The bristles brushing up against sensitive parts inside the mouth such as the gums and the insides of the lips can cause irritation, which ultimately leads to the onset of symptoms and that telltale excruciating pain. It’s a toss-up in this scenario for many people between clean teeth, fresh breath, and trigeminal neuralgia pain, or a pain-free day but with stinky breath.
It’s a tough choice to have to make, though when you’ve lived through several episodes of bad trigeminal neuralgia pain, it’s more than likely that you’ll end up tolerating the bad breath for a few days! This is by no means intended to be an excuse for anyone to stop brushing their teeth!