What is an Ice Cream Headache?

Ice-cream headache, also known as frozen brain, cold-stimulated headache, is scientifically called pterygopalatine ganglion pain. Most of these headaches occur on hot days, and are usually pains that occur after quickly ingesting frozen foods or drinks such as ice cream. ^[1]

Ice cream headache

Ice cream headache

Ice cream is a headache that is usually caused by eating ice cold

Eat in summer

This headache seems to be related to the location of the upper jaw stimulated by cold food, and the location of the stimulation is on the same side as the headache. However, some people may have pain in the entire head. The most effective way to avoid it is: when eating cold food, slow down and do not swallow. It is also effective to include food in your mouth for a while to adapt the temperature to your nerves.

Once the "ice cream headache" occurs, stop taking cold drinks immediately and repeat the local massage with your hands to relieve the contraction of the blood vessels and muscles of the head caused by the sudden cold stimulus and reduce the pain. Taking painkillers.

Do nt be too rushed when eating cold drinks, and be careful to avoid contact with cold food as much as possible, or do nt swallow directly into the back of the mouth, which can effectively prevent ice cream headaches. Generally do not take frozen food quickly

In the summer of 2014, a student Kobayashi and his classmates played football. The sun was clear. After a ball game, Kobayashi couldn't wait to pick up the ice cream and bite. After 10 minutes, I started to have headaches, first of which was painful, and then I even felt nausea and nausea. Kobayashi thought it was a heatstroke, came to the hospital for treatment, and found it to be "ice cream headache".

Attendant Xia, because she keeps answering the phone at work, always feels dry, and usually likes to eat a little ice cream to moisturize her throat. But in the summer, she hurried to eat ice cream a little bit, and her head would hurt like an electric shock. In the hospital's neurosurgery, there are quite a lot of people like Miss Xia. In the summer, many gluttonous ice cream eaters go to the clinic for headaches, most of them are women around 20 years old. ^[1]