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kerian
04/29/08
kerian
Category:pain

I am having really sharp pain in my right temple extending upwards/more painful if i move my jaw

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Katinthecorner
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I have had migraines sporadically for about the last 7 years, but s...

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

If you are getting the pain durning a migraine, it probably has to do with the inflammation of your trigeminal nerve.  You can google it, or I have a URL to a picture below.  It wraps around your ear and goes into your jaw.

 

If that nerve is inflamed which is very common during a migraine, it would make sense that moving your jaw makes the pain in your head worse. 

  

http://www.stjosephsatlanta.org/gamma_knife_center/images/gamma_knife_trigeminal_neuralgia_profile.jpg

 

Hope that helps!!! Smile

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