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Well, it says here:

'The cochlear nerve (also auditory or acoustic nerve) is a nerve in the head that carries signals from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain.'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_nerve

But then that is wikipedia which may not be accurate, you don't know with wikipedia.

I think there is more than one nerve involved, as it hurts all the way from the back of my ears, down the sides of the neck and then up the back of the neck into the back of my head. The frontal head pain is very mild, I think it is just referred pain from whatever is going on at the back.

I looked up my symptoms online and they don't fit with trigeminal neuralgia but are more like atypical trigeminal neuralgia, but I totally agree with you that the doctors involved have not given me a very thorough work up. I expected to be referred to hospital at least but the family doctor didn't think it was necessary. She didn't ask about my medical history, it was all very quick, 'this is what you have and here's what you take'.

I was just grateful that they finally believed me that it is nerve and not muscle pain.

I agree a neurologist would be better. I should ask for a referral, just don't want to ruffle her feathers. If I ask to see a man doctor then they won't send me to her again and I can get a second opinion.

Thanks for your help,

Joanna.