Lancinating pain around the tonsils during eating is indicative of: (A) Trigeminal neuralgia, (B) Glossopharyngeal neuralgia, (C) Facial neuralgia, (D) None of the above
Answer is B. (B) Glossopharyngeal neuralgia # Nerve Supply of Tonsils:* Lesser palatine branches of sphenopalatine ganglion (CN V) and glossopharyngeal nerve provide sensory nerve supply.