Ganglion Block Treatment in India

Myra Das, a 58-year-old retired school...

Myra Das, a 58-year-old retired school librarian, had been living with debilitating cluster headaches for three years. The attacks, which she described as a 'hot poker stabbing behind my right eye,' would strike like clockwork every spring and fall, lasting for weeks and leaving her bedridden. Preventative medications provided minimal relief, and the pain was eroding her joy in retirement and time with her grandchildren. Her neurosurgeon, Dr. Evans, recommended a Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block, explaining it could disrupt the pain signals at a key nerve junction. During the brief in-office procedure, a local anesthetic was applied via a small catheter through her nose to the target area. The experience was uncomfortable but quick. Within minutes, the intense, burning pain behind her eye melted away, replaced by a profound numbness. In recovery, the cycle of her cluster headache bout was broken. While she knows it may not be a permanent cure, the procedure gave her the first pain-free period in years. Emotionally, she moved from a state of hopeless resignation to one of cautious optimism, feeling she finally had a tool to fight back against the condition that had stolen so much of her life.