Draft:Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day

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• Comment: There needs to be independent coverage of Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day from people not affiliated with TNA. Reconrabbit 16:11, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

National Trigeminal Neuralgia Day is marked globally on the 7th October.^[1] Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is caused by something, often a blood vessel, pressing against the trigeminal nerve in the brain^[2] causing sudden and severe facial pain to the face. It is often described as one of the most painful conditions known and has been dubbed the "suicide disease.^[3]

The Trigeminal Neuralgia Association (TNA UK) has launched several campaigns to raise awareness of TN. Their first, launched in 2022^[4] by Aneeta Prem (CEO)^[5] uses the hashtag #FaceOfTN and invites campaigners to draw the trigeminal nerve on the side of the face that is not affected by TN.

In 2023, they launched the campaign #ShowTN3Fingers.^[6] The campaign asks participants to hold up three fingers, each representing a branch of the trigeminal nerve: V1 (Index finger): Represents the ophthalmic branch, affecting the forehead and eye area. V2 (Middle finger): Symbolizes the maxillary branch, impacting the cheek and nose. V3 (Ring finger): Denotes the mandibular branch, affecting the jaw and lower face.^[7]