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@wsh66

What is anesthesia dolorosa? Please take the time to use whole sentences. We're interested but it's hard to respond in a helpful way to that which we can't comprehend. I don't like typing on the computer, it hurts. I use the voice to text function on my Samsung III which is an older phone. I always need to proof read but it's still better than the keyboard.

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Yes I would like to know also.

In regards to typing / using a keyboard,i too have trouble with this task. At this very moment am using a 3 inch Android on which it takes me 40 mins to construct a few paragraphs. If using a pen & paper it would be a15 -20 minute task.I have Raynaud's syndrome & my hands are ALWAYS COLD,which dramatically affects my speed.I find "Hot Hands" quite helpful and I am using one now. I put them in my shoes also. At first I thought it would be too uncomfortable,but it isn't as long as you place them strategically.
The best remedy for writing/typing as fast as you think is something I thought of over 12 years ago, a device
one would connect to the Brain which transmitted thoughts onto paper. Even if it existed,i wouldn't be able to afford one.

Sorry, I must be in the wrong group.This was my first attempt a forum.Thought I typed trigeminal nueralgia.
Nevertheless, here is what I know about Anesthesia Dolorosa (AD) . Anesthesia Dolorosa literally means numbness but with  pain.
Having trigeminal nueralgia the medication was not successful. So the the 1st procedure I had was with a gamma knife. This damaged my trigeminal nerve (TN). I have had two other procedures, micro vascular decompression (MVD).My Trigeminal nerve is constantly firing 24/7 now. 
My right (R) lips and R. tongue feel like I've taken a bite of a hot jalapeño.But when I talk, my lips get electrical sensation. This triggers this electrical pulse to travel to my tongue, cheeks, nose and eye. When I wake up in the morning, my pain is quite, till I start talking or eating.I have minor electrical discomfort but if I eat or talk the pain beginnings. My booth upper and lower frontal teeth  feel like a razor is rummaging in my gums.Only the right cheek feels like some one is using a sand paper on it. By the end of the day, my face  feels like I was hit with a 2x4 piece of wood.My right nostril feels enlarged and its burning hot.  Lastly, my poor right eye. The sensation I feel is like I have a fingernail clipping inside. I can drowl, have a runny nose or an eyelash inside my eye and will never feel it. Pain is hard to describe but intensity is not. People can not imagine someone having this amount of pain and look normal. The pain cause an extreme FATIGUE.
Again, I apologies for posting in the wrong area. I will try again finding the right group. Just thought I share and seek advice on how to fight the heath insurance for a brain stimulator? Also inquire what type of jobs do most folks still have with trigeminal nueralgia?

The more languages I acquired fluently, I find it challenging to slow my thinking process. If there is a device that can type thoughts, I hope it is capable of translating the languages as well. : )

@thomasesmom

The problem I have, both on my small Android phone and my tablet, is that I have a hard time touching the precise spot for each letter, and sometimes I lose what I've written completely.

My wife has the same phone and swipes from one letter to the next, but I've never been able to master that. Have you tried that?

Jim

My phone that takes dictation cost $100.00 and it came with a $25.00 data program with no contract other than month to month $25.00/month.

It's not necessarily the wrong group. I just understand what you were talking about. It sounds just awful. I take Amitriptyline and Lyrica, both to quiet over active nerves. Maybe those would help you.

That swipe thing doesn't work for me. I have numbness in my finger tips. Typing is really tough,(he said typing and correcting the same word three times). I do rely on predictive text on my Samsung III. You just have to watch what your saying. I have a Lenovo computer that I can operate with only my voice. I believe Windows 7 and above have this feature.

Hello @2jalapenos, here is a discussion on trigeminal nueralgia, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/trigeminal-neuralgia-2273cc/.

Thanks.
Appreciate the help!
I'll look into it tonight.