Cranial nerve function varies depending on the type of nerve. Generally speaking, these nerves control your motor skills in your face and trigger sensations (tasting, smelling, hearing, feeling ...

The glossopharyngeal nerve, which is also called the ninth cranial nerve, has both sensory (sensation) functions and motor (movement) functions in the body, as well as specialized sensory function ...

Its medical name is trigeminal neuralgia but it’s often dubbed the suicide disease because, for some, that feels like the only solution.