Why Brain Freezes Occur - And How To Get Rid Of Them!

We've all had one! We eat an ice cream or something else cold and suddenly feel a sharp, stinging pain in our heads. It's uncomfortable, and it makes eating dessert far less enjoyable than it should be!

What exactly is a 'brain freeze' though? Medical News says a brain freeze, also known as an ice-cream headache, cold-stimulus headache, or sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia, is a kind of short-term headache typically linked to the rapid consumption of ice-cream, or very cold drinks.

Some doctors have hypothesised that it’s also got something to do with a rapid increase in cold blood flow through the brain.

So, how do you make it stop?

One of the best ways is to eat or drink something warm. Another way is to press your tongue or thumb on the roof of your mouth as this will warm the blood passing through.

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