{"id":43177,"date":"2025-04-25T11:18:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T11:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=43177"},"modified":"2025-04-25T11:18:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T11:18:45","slug":"trigeminal-neuralgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/04\/25\/trigeminal-neuralgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Trigeminal Neuralgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Trigeminal-Neuralgia-I.mp3\">Trigeminal-Neuralgia-I.mp3&#8243;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Trigeminal-Neuralgia-I.mp4\">Trigeminal-Neuralgia-I.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Trigeminal-Neuralgia-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp3\">Trigeminal-Neuralgia-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Trigeminal-Neuralgia-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp4\">Trigeminal-Neuralgia-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XII\/Trigeminal-Neuralgia-intro.mp3\">Trigeminal-Neuralgia-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nLook underneath<br \/>\n(myelin sheath)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nUpon looking within<br \/>\nThe skin&#8217;s wearing thing<br \/>\nNeed Merlin for my myelin<br \/>\nOh, where to begin<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nLook underneath<br \/>\n(myelin sheath)<br \/>\nShocked! (Foundation&#8217;s rocked)<br \/>\nShocked! (Shaken stock)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nTrigeminal Neuralgia<br \/>\n(Ahh, ahh, ahh)<br \/>\n(Ahh, ahh, ahh)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nElectric-shock (sensation)<br \/>\nCleaned the clock (vibration)<br \/>\nHard to realize&#8230;<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;ve been paralyzed<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nLook underneath<br \/>\n(myelin sheath)<br \/>\nShocked! (Foundation&#8217;s rocked)<br \/>\nShocked! (Shaken stock)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nTrigeminal Neuralgia<br \/>\n(Ahh, ahh, ahh)<br \/>\n(Ahh, ahh, ahh)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nTrigeminal Neuralgia<br \/>\n(Ahh, ahh, ahh)<br \/>\n(Ahh, ahh, ahh)<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"817\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"263\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"263\"><strong data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"144\">Description<\/strong>: A chronic pain condition that affects the <strong data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"208\">trigeminal nerve<\/strong>, which carries sensation from your face to your brain.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"602\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"279\"><strong data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"278\">Symptoms<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"602\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"356\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"356\">Sudden, <strong data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"331\">severe, shock-like or stabbing pain<\/strong> on one side of the face.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"431\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"431\">Usually triggered by light touch, chewing, speaking, or even a breeze.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"602\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"602\">The pain can be so intense it causes people to freeze or become temporarily unable to move from the shock of it (though it doesn\u2019t usually cause full-body paralysis).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"704\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"704\"><strong data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"617\">Triggers<\/strong>: Can be spontaneous or brought on by multiple sclerosis, nerve compression, or injury.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"817\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"817\"><strong data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"716\">&#8220;Tri&#8221;<\/strong> part: Refers to the <strong data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"755\">three branches<\/strong> of the trigeminal nerve\u2014serving the forehead, cheek, and jaw.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"247\"><strong data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"247\">Vitamin B12 Deficiency &amp; Neurological Symptoms<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"392\">When you&#8217;re low on B12, it can lead to <strong data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"305\">demyelination<\/strong> \u2014 damage to the protective coating (myelin sheath) around your nerves. This can cause:<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"\" data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"452\">\ud83d\udd0c <strong data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"452\">Shock-like sensations or electric-feeling pain<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"591\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"488\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"488\">Especially in the limbs or spine.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"591\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"591\">Sometimes triggered by movement, such as bending the neck (<strong data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"570\">Lhermitte\u2019s sign<\/strong>, also common in MS).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"\" data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"630\"><strong data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"630\">Cranial nerve dysfunction<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"907\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"779\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"779\">In <strong data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"650\">rare cases<\/strong>, B12 deficiency can affect cranial nerves \u2014 including the <strong data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"729\">trigeminal nerve<\/strong> \u2014 causing <strong data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"778\">facial pain, numbness, or tingling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"907\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"907\">Some case studies have shown <strong data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"870\">facial neuropathy or trigeminal neuralgia\u2013like symptoms<\/strong> improving after B12 supplementation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"\" data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"942\"><strong data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"942\">Peripheral neuropathy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"1102\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"1014\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"1014\">Burning, tingling, numbness, or &#8220;pins and needles&#8221; in hands and feet.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1049\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1049\">Often symmetric and progressive.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1102\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1102\">Can lead to <strong data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1081\">gait problems<\/strong> and muscle weakness.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"\" data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1139\"><strong data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1139\">Mental\/cognitive issues<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1212\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1212\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1212\">Memory loss, brain fog, depression, or even psychosis in severe cases.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1246\">Should You Get Checked?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1247\" data-end=\"1261\">If you\u2019ve had:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1354\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1289\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1264\" data-end=\"1289\">Electric-shock sensations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1312\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1312\">Tingling or numbness<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1354\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1354\">Fatigue, brain fog, or balance problems<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1454\">&#8230;a <strong data-start=\"1361\" data-end=\"1373\">B12 test<\/strong> is a simple blood test and worth asking your doctor about. Especially if you&#8217;re:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1455\" data-end=\"1615\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1455\" data-end=\"1508\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1508\">Vegan\/vegetarian (B12 is mostly in animal products)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1522\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1522\">Over age 50<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1566\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1525\" data-end=\"1566\">Taking medications like metformin or PPIs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1615\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1615\">Have autoimmune issues or absorption disorders<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/songwriter\/tag\/zip-zap\/\">Zip-Zap<\/a>&#8220;<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trigeminal-Neuralgia-I.mp3&#8243; Trigeminal-Neuralgia-I.mp4 Trigeminal-Neuralgia-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp3 Trigeminal-Neuralgia-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp4 Trigeminal-Neuralgia-intro.mp3 [Intro] Look underneath (myelin sheath) [Verse 1] Upon looking within The skin&#8217;s wearing thing Need Merlin for my myelin Oh, where to begin [Chorus] Look underneath (myelin sheath) Shocked! (Foundation&#8217;s rocked) Shocked! (Shaken stock) [Bridge] Trigeminal Neuralgia (Ahh, ahh, ahh) (Ahh, ahh, ahh) [Verse 2] Electric-shock (sensation) Cleaned the clock [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14],"tags":[4119],"class_list":["post-43177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daniel","category-lyrics","tag-zip-zap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43177"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43185,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43177\/revisions\/43185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}