I have suffered with TN for approximately 10 years. Diagnosis took extremely long as it was A-typical with constant 24/7 pain in my right ear and daily stabbing/burning pain in my right eye. After about 8 months of pain reduction with carbamazepine/tegratol and codeine it came back in January with increased symptoms. In March I had decompression surgery and a cutting of the 7th for ear pain, after which I was extremely dizzy for several months but NO pain other than surgery area. They tried everything including dramamine to overcome dizziness. Predinsone ended up being most effective short term high dose. Now the dizziness is back closer to the degree it was shortly after surgery with nausea. I also have pain returning in the surgical area and above the right eye, not in the eye as previous. Also pain just below temple area. This has been increasing in frequency. Has anyone else suffered from this type of issue since decompression surgery? I have a call back into the doctor again but am frightened to death the TN is coming back and now with dizziness.