What does the effect of brain freezing mean?
This condition is also known as cold-induced headache and is sometimes referred to as ice cream-induced headache or the effect of freezing the brain.
Officially known as cold stimulus headaches, they can also occur when you suddenly expose your unprotected head to cold temperatures, such as by diving into cold water.
Biting into an ice cream cone is a common trigger, but eating or drinking other frosty items, such as ice pops and slushy frozen drinks, can have the same "brain-freeze" effect. Headaches are common even when a person dives into cold water.
Most ice cream headaches are gone as quickly as they develop.
Symptoms
Symptoms of an ice cream headache include:
- Sharp, stabbing pain in the forehead
- Pain that peaks about 20 to 60 seconds after it begins and goes away in about the same time
- Pain that rarely lasts longer than five minutes
Because ice cream headaches quickly go away, there's no need to see a doctor.
The best way to avoid getting ice cream headaches is to avoid the cold food or drinks or exposure to cold that causes them.
Ice cream headaches can affect anyone. But you might be more susceptible to ice cream headaches or have more-severe ice cream headaches if you're prone to migraines.
Source:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ice-cream-headaches/symptoms-causes/syc-20373733
