Salman Khan to Get Treatment in the US for Trigeminal Neuralgia

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will be traveling to the United States in order to undergo treatment for his neurological problem

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will be traveling to the United States in order to undergo treatment for his neurological problem as well as to get treated for aneurysm in the lowest part of his brain.

The 45-year old confirmed rumors that he suffers from a medical condition known as trigeminal neuralgia, which is a facial nerve disorder that causes unbearable pain in the face and jaw.

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The actor’s bodyguard, Shera revealed that he will be leaving to the United States either on August 27 or 28, a fact that was later confirmed by Salman himself.

Salman said that the problem first started during the shooting of Partner back in 2007 and worsened last year when he was shooting for Veer. “The pain is a bit too much now. So I am going now to the US to get it fixed.There is constant pain and if you google this thing you will find out that the amount of pain it causes results in maximum amount of suicides”, he said.

Source-Medindia

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