Ice-cream headache
An ice-cream headache, also known as brain freeze or cold-stimulus headache[1] is a form of brief head pain or headache. The scientific name is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. It is often due to quickly eating cold beverages or foods such as ice cream and ice pops. It is caused by having something cold touch the palate of the mouth. It is believed to result from a nerve response[2] or a "referring" of pain from the roof of the mouth to the head.[3][4] The rate of intake for cold foods has been studied as a contributing factor.[5][6]
Ice-cream Headache Media
The trigeminal nerve, shown in yellow, conducts signals from dilating blood vessels in the palate to the brain, which interprets the pain as coming from the forehead.[source?]
References
- ↑ Jankelowitz, SK.; Zagami, AS. (Dec 2001). "Cold-stimulus headache". Cephalalgia. 21 (10): 1002. doi:10.1046/j.1468-2982.2001.00301.x. PMID 11843876. S2CID 28861589.
- ↑ "What causes an ice cream headache?". HowStuffWorks. 8 February 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ Mayo clinic (causation)
- ↑ "Ice cream headache". MedicineNet. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ Ice cream evoked headaches ICE-H study
- ↑ "The Dairy Education eBook Series". uoguelph.ca. Retrieved 23 March 2015.