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What is SUNA?
What is SUNA?
SUNA stands for short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform with cranial autonomic symptoms.
What is SUNCT?
What is SUNCT?
SUNCT stands for short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing.
SUNA and SUNCT are extremely rare headache conditions, They involve short, intense bursts of pain on one side of the face.
To be diagnosed with these, you must have at least 20 attacks a day
The pain usually lasts for 1 second to 10 minutes
A patient could experience up to 200 attacks a day
These disorders more commonly affect men
It has an average onset of 50 years old
What causes SUNA/SUNCT?
There is no known cause for SUNA/SUNCT.
What are the symptoms?
What are the symptoms?
The main symptom is severe intense pain around one eye. The pain is descrbied to feel like :
Burning
Stabbing
Throbbing
Electric shocks
Other symptoms include :
Sweating
Pressure around eye
Eyelid swelling
Eye tearing
Can anything trigger the pain?
Can anything trigger the pain?
Weather, wind
Touch
Mouth and facial movements
Can be triggered by nothing
To find out more information about SUNA/SUNCT, visit these websites by clicking the logo
To find out more information about SUNA/SUNCT, visit these websites by clicking the logo
A Patient's Experience
To read the rest of my story click on the link to Hemicrania Continua!
"10 years ago I had a microvascular decompression surgery as my diagnosis at the time was Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN). This did not work and I felt like I had failed. I am now feeling very positive as I recently had an occipital nerve stimulator surgery and so far this has decreased my pain by about 60%!!!"
"New developments in medicine give me hope that one day I will be pain free"
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