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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Angina, Basilar artery aneurysm , Carotodynia , Cerebral aneurysm, Cranial arteritis, Internal carotid aneurysm , Internal carotid artery aneurysm, Ischemia of posterior inferior cerebellar artery , Posterior communicating artery aneurysm, Temporal arteritis, Wegener granulomatosis
Chemical / poisoning	Intoxication
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	Adenoiditis, Atrophic rhinitis, Cooperman-Miura syndrome, Earache, Hypotension in the nasal sinuses , Otitis externa, Otitis media, Referred otalgia , Rhinitis, Sinusitis
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	Acute parotitis, Mouth ulcers, Parotid duct obstruction, Sialolithiasis
Genetic	Dentatorubral pallidoluysian disorder , Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	Abscess, Local cellulitis, Local erysipelas, Mastoiditis, Meningitis , Mumps, Parotid abscess, Rhino-orbito-cerebral phycomycosis, Rhinocerebral mucormycosis, Rhizopus, Varicella-zoster virus, Zygomycosis
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	Arthritis of jaw joint, Cervical spine dysfunction , Costen's syndrome, Dislocation of jaw joint , Eagle's syndrome, Elongated styloid process, Jaw joint disorders, Mandibular cyst, Mandibular osteitis, Maxillary cyst, Maxillary osteitis, Muscle contraction headaches, Myofacial pain syndrome , Paget's disease of bone, Temporomandibular joint syndrome
Neurologic	Aneurysm of the cavernous sinus , Bell palsy, Benign astrocytoma, Bing-Horton syndrome, Cerebral arteriosclerosis, Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, Cluster headache, Cranial neuralgia, Facial pain of central origin , Geniculate neuralgia, Glossopharyngeal neuralgia, Histamine neuralgia, Infraorbital nerve dehiscence, Migraine, Multiple sclerosis, Neuralgia of the superior laryngeal nerve , Neurofibromatosis-2, Posterior cervical sympathetic syndrome, Postherpetic neuralgia, Posttraumatic neuralgia , Raeder paratrigeminal syndrome, Thalamic syndrome, Thalamic syndrome, Tic douloureux, Trigeminal causalgia, Trigeminal neuralgia, Trigeminal Neuralgia
Nutritional / Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	Acoustic neuroma, Brainstem glioma, Cholesteatoma, Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma, Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma, Esthesioneuroblastoma, Esthesioneuroblastomas, olfactory, Facial nerve tumors , Malignant teratocarcinosarcoma , Maxillary sinus carcinoma, Meningioma in the posterior fossa , Mucoepidermoid carcinoma, Nasal cavity cancer, Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Nasopharynx cancer, Orbit tumor, Paranasal sinus cancer, Parotid tumor, Posterior fossa angioma , Salivary gland cancer, Sinus cancer, Tumors, Upper lobe lung cancer
Opthalmologic	Acute iritis, Conjunctivitis, Dacrocystitis , Glaucoma, Herpetic keratitis, Infraorbital nerve dehiscence, Iridocyclitis, Iritis, Lid abscess , Orbital cellulitis, Rollet syndrome, Superior orbital fissure syndrome, Uveitic Glaucoma
Overdose / Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	Anxiety, Atypical facial pain, Depression, Functional disorders, Hysteria, Somatization syndrome
Pulmonary	URTI
Renal / Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	Allergic sialadenitis, Inflammation, Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Sjogren's syndrome
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	Facial fracture, Facial trauma , Sinus trauma, Whiplash Injuries
Urologic	No underlying causes
Dental	Dental disorders, Dental sepsis
Miscellaneous	Excess chewing , Excess shouting , Excess talking , Nasal foreign body

Causes in Alphabetical Order

Abscess Acoustic neuroma Acute iritis Acute parotitis Adenoiditis Allergic sialadenitis Aneurysm of the cavernous sinus Angina Anxiety Arthritis of jaw joint Atrophic rhinitis Atypical facial pain Basilar artery aneurysm Bell palsy Benign astrocytoma Bing-Horton syndrome Brainstem glioma Carotodynia Cerebral aneurysm Cerebral arteriosclerosis Cervical spine dysfunction Cholesteatoma Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania Cluster headache Conjunctivitis Cooperman-Miura syndrome Costen's syndrome Cranial arteritis Cranial neuralgia Dacrocystitis Dental disorders Dental sepsis Dentatorubral pallidoluysian disorder Depression Dislocation of jaw joint Eagle's syndrome Earache Elongated styloid process Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma Esthesioneuroblastoma Esthesioneuroblastomas, olfactory Excess chewing Excess shouting Excess talking Facial fracture Facial nerve tumors Facial pain of central origin Facial trauma Functional disorders Geniculate neuralgia Glaucoma Glossopharyngeal neuralgia Herpetic keratitis Histamine neuralgia Hypotension in the nasal sinuses Hysteria Inflammation Infraorbital nerve dehiscence Infraorbital nerve dehiscence Internal carotid aneurysm Internal carotid artery aneurysm Intoxication Iridocyclitis Iritis Ischemia of posterior inferior cerebellar artery Jaw joint disorders Keratoconjunctivitis sicca Lid abscess Local cellulitis

Local erysipelas Malignant teratocarcinosarcoma Mandibular cyst Mandibular osteitis Mastoiditis Maxillary cyst Maxillary osteitis Maxillary sinus carcinoma Meningioma in the posterior fossa Meningitis Migraine Mouth ulcers Mucoepidermoid carcinoma Multiple sclerosis Mumps Muscle contraction headaches Myofacial pain syndrome Nasal cavity cancer Nasal foreign body Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Nasopharynx cancer Neuralgia of the superior laryngeal nerve Neurofibromatosis-2 Orbit tumor Orbital cellulitis Otitis externa Otitis media Paget's disease of bone Paranasal sinus cancer Parotid abscess Parotid duct obstruction Parotid tumor Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder Posterior cervical sympathetic syndrome Posterior communicating artery aneurysm Posterior fossa angioma Postherpetic neuralgia Posttraumatic neuralgia Raeder paratrigeminal syndrome Referred otalgia Rhinitis Rhino-orbito-cerebral phycomycosis Rhinocerebral mucormycosis Rhizopus Rollet syndrome Salivary gland cancer Sialolithiasis Sinus cancer Sinus trauma Sinusitis Sjogren's syndrome Somatization syndrome Superior orbital fissure syndrome Temporal arteritis Temporomandibular joint syndrome Thalamic syndrome Thalamic syndrome Tic douloureux Trigeminal causalgia Trigeminal neuralgia Trigeminal Neuralgia Tumors Upper lobe lung cancer URTI Uveitic Glaucoma Varicella-zoster virus Wegener granulomatosis Whiplash Injuries Zygomycosis

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