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What happens if you get a brain freeze while having a headache?
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∙ 11y ago
Nothing. A brain freeze is incorrectly named as it occurs in the mouth rather than the brain.
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∙ 11y ago
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What happens in the brain when having headache?
That depends entirely on the type of headache being experienced.
What is the proper name for an ice cream headache?
Brain Freeze
Is having brain freeze dangerous?
No, brain freeze is not dangerous at all.
Why do you get headaches after eating ice cream?
It's not a headache, It's called a brain freeze.
What part of the brain does brain freeze affect?
"Brain freeze" is not really inside the brain. It is a headache that you get from eating or drinking very cold substances. It is actually caused by rapid cooling and rewarming of capillaries in the sinus cavities.
Can you get rid of a headache by getting a brain freeze?
Yes. Sometimes I wake up with a headache behind or above my eyes. I take a little trip to my neighborhood 7-11 and grab a small slushy and pound it. After a devastating brain freeze, my headache is all but gone. like magic.
If brain has no nerve endings why are you having a headache?
Its not actually your brain that's hurting when you have a headache, there's no pain receptors in the brain but there are 9 areas around your brain in your head and neck .. Which is where you feel the pain..
What is the scientific name for a Brain Freeze?
The scientific term for brain freeze is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. It is a brief headache that can occur when something cold touches the roof of your mouth, causing blood vessels to constrict and then rapidly dilate.
Why do you get a freeze headache when you drink or eat something cold to fast?
Research has shown that there is artery dilation during brain freeze, and it is currently thought that the cold temperatures trigger the dilation of arteries which result in the pain we think of as *brain freeze*.
Can people die from brain freeze?
No it is not humanly possible for a person to die from a brain freeze.If you could die from a brain freeze the population of people would decrease every second of the day.Someone in the world is having a brain freeze right now but i dont actually think they are dying.
What does the scientific name sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia?
Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the scientific name for "brain freeze," a condition caused by the rapid consumption of cold foods or beverages. It results in a sudden headache-like sensation felt in the front of the head.
Is Brain-freeze copyrighted?
no brain-freeze is not copyrighted
