Facial Pain Awareness Month Marks Key Days and Visibility Campaign

SUWANEE, Ga., Oct. 01, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- The Facial Pain Association (FPA) is marking October as Facial Pain Awareness Month, honoring those who live with neuropathic facial pain every day. As the leading national nonprofit for this community, the FPA brings together patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and advocates to build awareness and raise understanding of trigeminal neuralgia (TN), persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP), and other neuropathic facial pain disorders.

This month, the FPA is observing several awareness days dedicated to specific types of neuralgia: - October 7: Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day - October 10: Geniculate Neuralgia Awareness Day - October 14: Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Awareness Day - October 25: Occipital Neuralgia Awareness Day

Neuropathic facial pain brings sudden, severe pain to areas of the face including the cheek, eyes, mouth, and jaw. A smile, a conversation, a meal, or brushing teeth can set off an attack that lasts minutes or even hours, sometimes many times a day. Without a diagnosis and proper care, it can upend every part of a person's life.

The FPA is making neuropathic facial pain more visible than ever through a partnership with Lamar Advertising Company. This partnership will see billboards appearing on available Lamar displays nationwide throughout October. The campaign focuses on trigeminal neuralgia and aims to reach people who may be suffering without answers and connect them to the FPA's resources and support.

The partnership started with Kristin Pierce of Lamar Advertising in Panama City, Florida, who contacted the FPA after watching a close family member live with trigeminal neuralgia.

The facial pain community will also see teal, the official color of facial pain awareness, lighting up more than 80 buildings, bridges, and monuments in solidarity. The lineup spans famous skyscrapers, sports stadiums, and small-town village halls. Find a landmark near you at www.facepain.org/blog/light-it-up-teal-2026.

For more information on facial pain and its awareness month, visit www.facepain.org. The FPA is a volunteer-led, community-driven 501(c)(3) nonprofit and the largest patient organization serving everyone affected by neuropathic facial pain. A worldwide leader in trusted information and healthcare guidance, the FPA offers education, personal support, and advocacy for patients, their loved ones and caregivers, and the healthcare professionals who diagnose and treat them.