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Why do i get brain freeze?

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Brain freeze is also known as ice cream headache, cold stimulus headache, and sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. It is a short-term headache typically linked to the rapid consumption of ice cream, ice pops, or very cold drinks. Brain freeze occurs when something extremely cold touches the upper palate (roof of the mouth). read more

Analyzing brain freeze may seem like silly science to some, but "it's helpful in understanding other types of headaches," Godwin said. "We can't easily give people migraines or a cluster headache, but we can easily induce brain freeze without any long-term problems," he said. read more

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