4. Constant Aching
Constant pain is sometimes harder to deal with than occasional episodes or flare-ups, as it hangs around in the background and is always there, much like that dog that barks in the neighborhood and just won’t stop.
The constant aching symptom of trigeminal neuralgia affects the face and whilst it is not as strong as the pain associated with the sudden attacks, it is perhaps more annoying and even more depressing as it just won’t seem to go away. It can be likened to a persistent and nagging muscle spasm or even sciatica, the only difference being that this type of pain is much more difficult to ignore, as it is right at the heart of the nervous system.
Sometimes constant pains that occur in the extremities or within the limbs can be ignored or distracted against, whereas a pain that is so close to the brain, right in the face is much more difficult to ignore.