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[|Human|] I m 33 years old and I m an African American, and I have tingles in my left side of my head and also the left side of my face. It sometimes feels like an electric shock, due to this I can no longer put my face in water. And the most time it most bothers me is when I chew my food and today I yawned and my left side of my face tingled really bad. But it hurts when it happens sometimes I cry, because it hurts so bad. Can you please tell me what this is ?
[|AI|]  Hi, Thank you for using Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern for this pain. Are you able to demarcate the pain site sharply ? If yes then most probable cause of your pain in trigeminal neuralgia. The nature of pain is mostly electric shock or needle prick, and the triggering event is same as you describe in most of the patient. The pain is in the course of the trigeminal nerve which is a fifth nerve in brain. The episode of pain is preventable. Carbamazepine is the first line treatment for this kind of condition. Hope you find this helpful. Regards.