Glossopharyngeal neuralgia

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia, also known as glossopharyngeal neuralgia, is rarely seen clinically; it is confined to the sensory innervation area of ​​the glossopharyngeal nerve, sometimes with recurrent episodes of the vagus nerve ear and pharynx A kind of burning or stinging. It is characterized by paroxysmal pain in the tonsils, posterior pharynx, posterior tongue, and middle ear. The disease can be spontaneous, but often occurs suddenly by swallowing, talking, or touching the back of the tonsils. Can be divided into two kinds of primary and secondary.

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