Superior laryngeal neuralgia

The superior laryngeal neuralgia is a nerve pain ( neuralgia ) of the upper laryngeal nerve ( superior laryngeal nerve ). It manifests itself when swallowing, coughing and speaking in the form of drawing pain in the upper larynx area , which can radiate into the ear area.

The following can be used therapeutically:

• Medicines: carbamazepine , phenytoin
• Neural therapy : repeated infiltration anesthesia of the nerve with a local anesthetic such as lidocaine
• Neurectomy of the nerve in the posterior fossa as a last resort in severe cases

The prognosis is to be made carefully. Even a neurectomy cannot guarantee freedom from pain.

literature

• Hans-Peter Zenner: Practical therapy of ear, nose and throat diseases . Schattauer Verlag, 2nd edition 2008, ISBN 9783794522644 , p. 17.

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