Travis Barker opens up about health troubles including severe nerve pain
nme.comTravis Barker has revealed that he recently had an episode of trigeminal neuralgia, as well as a COVID infection and root canal treatment.The Blink-182 drummer has been plagued by health issues in the last few weeks, joking to fans that it means he “can pretty much handle anything god throws at me”.He wrote on Twitter/X on Friday (September 29): “Last week I had covid, an episode of trigeminal neuralgia, and a root canal.
Which means I can pretty much handle anything god throws at me.”Trigeminal neuralgia is described by the NHS as being “severely” painful.
It’s caused by the compression of the trigeminal nerve and leads to facial pain so bad that it feels like “having an electric shock in the jaw”.Also last week I had covid, an episode of trigeminal neuralgia, and a root canal.
Which means I can pretty much handle anything god throws at me.— Travis Barker (@travisbarker) September 29, 2023The drummer has suffered other health issues in recent months.
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