what is brain freeze? how to heal it
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If you get nailed by brain freeze, act fast. If possible, remove the cold food or drink from your mouth, and press your tongue or your thumb against the roof of your mouth. Drinking warm water can help, too.
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WHAT IS BRAIN FREEZE AND HOW IT WORKS
Brain freeze, often referred to as an ice cream headache or medically known as a sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia, happens when the cold hits the roof of your mouth or back of your throat, changing the temperature.
It’s thought that the pain of brain freeze is caused by the triggering of the trigeminal nerve – this nerve carries sensory information from your face and around your head to your brain.
Once activated, the blood vessels constrict from the cooling. To adjust to the drastic temperature change, your body sends more blood to warm the affected area, causing the blood vessels to swell. It’s believed that “brain freeze” pain is caused by the constriction and then rush of blood.
Brain freeze is essentially a headache, one that comes on quick and dissipates just as fast.
For a typical brain freeze, it will go away in less than 30 seconds or so, professional care is not needed. You can either wait a few seconds for it to clear up on its own or push your tongue to the roof of your mouth. Your tongue will help re-regulate your mouth to be warmer.
It’s the brain’s job to control the temperature of your body, so brain freeze is essentially your brain’s way of signaling to slow down,If you experience brain freeze often, try eating a little slower or have warm water on standby to drink.
If you’re experiencing what some refer to as, “the worst headache you’ve ever head,” vision loss, dizziness, difficulty moving or speaking, seek immediate emergency care.
HOW TO HALT A BRAIN FREEZE :-
To halt a brain freeze in its tracks, put down the ice cream cone or cold drink then supress your tongue against the roof of your mouth, or sip a warmish drink to restore your mouth to a normal temperature. You can also cover your nose and mouth with your hands and breathe into them to warm the air that’s getting to your palate.
Then, when you’ve got that brain freeze licked, go back to eating your ice cream — slowly!
[In the attachment is shown the "roof of the mouth"]
