Was there any swelling ?
Trigeminal neuralgia is recurrent episodic abrupt onset and termination of sharp pain in distribution of Trigeminal nerve ( face). It’s caused by vascular loop touching Trigeminal nerve which leads to firing of pain fibers. Pain occur in episodes and each episodes lasts for seconds. Pain gets triggered by stimulations eg chewing, shaving, even cold
Air on face can trigger pain.
Next Steps
MRI BRAIN ( CISS sequence)