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	Scientific American: What causes ice cream headaches?
		Ice cream headache is a fairly common condition and has been commented on in the medical literature since the 1850s.
		Holding ice or a large amount of ice cream in the mouth, or swallowing a mouthful of cold food or drink, may cause discomfort or pain in the palate and throat.
		A headache develops as a frozen treat is eaten; the pain is often reported as rapid in onset, severe, located in the middle of the forehead or in both temples, and tends to last no longer than five minutes.
	www.sciam.com /print_version.cfm?articleID=0002613F-FFCC-130C-BFCC83414B7F0000 (571 words)

	Encyclopedia: Ice cream (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This was followed in the mid 19th century by the invention of the ice cream soda, then the ice cream sundae later in the century to placate religious conservatives, and both the ice cream cone and banana split in the first years of the 20th century.
		Ice cream became extremely popular throughout the world in the second half of the 20th century after cheap refrigeration became common, and wages became high enough to indulge in such minor luxuries.
		Ice cream today is a traditional dessert in Italy, where it is still mostly hand-made, though one of the most known ice-cream machine makers is the Carpigiani.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ice-cream (5424 words)

	Brain freeze - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brain Freeze or ice cream headache are terms used to describe a form of cranial pain or headache which human beings are known to sometimes experience after consuming cold beverages or foods such as ice cream, often as a result of rapid consumption.
		It is reported that pain can be relieved by moving the tongue to the roof of the mouth, which will cause greater warmth in the region; it is also believed that the pain can be relieved by slowly sipping room temperature water.
		A report was submitted to the British Medical Journal on Brain Freeze; it focused on the effect of speed of consumption of ice cream on causing Brain Freeze.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ice_cream_headache (427 words)

	Imigraine.Net B. Todd Troost, M.D.
		As pointed out by Raskin, eating cold ice cream quickly or gulping ice drinks may result in a temporary head pain which is characteristically bifrontal and quite severe and is said to be more apt to occur if one has already over-heated following exercise or hot temperatures.
		Wolff (1943-44) developed an experimental model of ice cream headache with the application of crushed ice to the roof of the mouth.
		Ice cream headache may be no more than an epitome of the migraine mechanism.
	www.imigraine.net /other/icecream.html (418 words)

	Fact File - Headache - Library A-Z - Health Matters
		Headache is not a condition in itself, but rather the symptom of something else going in the body, which could be serious, but usually isn't.
		Headache is not a condition in itself, but rather the symptom of something else going on in the body; the good news is, it's usually treatable.
		Headaches are a common symptom of a whole range of other secondary disorders, such as sinus infections, inflammation of the temporal artery in the head (temporal arteritis), trigeminal nerve neuralgia, hangover, high blood pressure.
	www.abc.net.au /health/library/headache_ff.htm (1110 words)

	Imigraine.Net B. Todd Troost, M.D.
		As pointed out by Raskin, eating cold ice cream quickly or gulping ice drinks may result in a temporary head pain which is characteristically bifrontal and quite severe and is said to be more apt to occur if one has already over-heated following exercise or hot temperatures.
		Wolff (1943-44) developed an experimental model of ice cream headache with the application of crushed ice to the roof of the mouth.
		Ice cream headache may be no more than an epitome of the migraine mechanism.
	imigraine.net /other/icecream.html (418 words)

	ice cream headache \| Science Buzz
		The brief headache we sometimes get while eating or drinking cold substances is referred to as a brain freeze, ice cream headache, freezie, and frozen brain syndrome.
		There are varying explanations for the ice cream headache, but most sources agree that cold stimulation of the roof of the mouth and/or the throat stimulates the high concentration of nerves in the area.
		Ice cream headaches are more likely to occur in the summer than in the winter.
	www.smm.org /buzz/buzz_tags/ice_cream_headache (365 words)

	Prevent Disease.com - Eating Smaller Bites Can Prevent Ice Cream Headache
		As was expected, the kids who ate their ice cream faster were more likely to develop a headache than the students who took smaller bites.
		Maya conducted her experiment during the summer and repeated it during the winter, and found the incidence of headache was not affected by colder weather.
		Kaczorowski said people develop an ice cream headache when the cold substance touches the roof of their mouth, and when they eat more slowly the likelihood of this happening is decreased.
	preventdisease.com /news/articles/eating_small_bites_ice_cream_headache.shtml (479 words)

	Ice Cream Headaches: Mystery Solved!
		Short-lived headaches may occur after eating very cold foods or foods high in nitrites or monosodium glutamate.
		Headache pain does not involve the brain tissue or bones of the skull, which are insensitive to pain.
		Headache pain is associated with nerves and blood vessels around the brain; certain nerves of the face, mouth, and throat; and the muscles in the head and neck.
	www.michigan.gov /mda/0,1607,7-125-1570_23189-14554--,00.html (89 words)

	Free Ice Cream!
		Guinness World Record rules insist that the ice cream — which must be a standard vanilla flavor — is removed from the freezer five minutes before the attempt begins, and that it is eaten straight from the container using just one teaspoon in one hand.
		Ice Cream was invented in China in about 200 B.C., when a soft, milk & rice mixture was further solidified by packing it in snow.
		The United States is the ice cream capital of the world, with US citizens spooning on average nearly 23 quarts per year.
	www.geocities.com /SouthBeach/Boardwalk/4132/ice.html (2026 words)

	Ice cream headache definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Ice cream headache: A headache that occurs when one puts ice, a cold food or chilled beverage in the mouth.
		Ice cream headache is characterized by a stabbing, aching pain that begins a few seconds after ingestion of something cold.
		The headache can be "headed off" by keeping cold foods and icy beverages away from the back of the palate (the roof of the mouth).
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=34149 (270 words)

	Ice cream headaches - MayoClinic.com
		Most ice cream headaches are gone in the time it would take you to say their medical name — "headache attributed to ingestion or inhalation of a cold stimulus."
		Ice cream headaches cause sharp, stabbing pain in the forehead.
		Ice cream headaches are caused by cold material moving across the roof of your mouth and the back of your throat, as happens when you eat ice cream quickly or gulp a cold drink.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/ice-cream-headaches/DS00640 (378 words)

	As Summer Marches On, Beware the Dreaded Ice Cream Headache
		Mueller described an ice cream headache as a stabbing type of headache that usually occurs in the front of the head lasting a half minute or less, the stimulus being the cold food contacting a nerve-filled area on the roof of the mouth.
		While an ice cream headache may not be detrimental, Mueller said it has been severe enough in kids and adults for them to decrease their intake or abstain from eating ice cream.
		The prevalence of ice cream headache was 40.6 percent.
	www.umdnj.edu /about/news_events/releases/07/r081607_AsSummer_MarchesOn.htm (533 words)

	Health News
		Despite being nicknamed 'brain freeze', the pain associated with an ice cream headache does not reside in the brain, which doesn't have pain sensors.
		More recently, researchers have linked ice cream headaches to migraines, with one study showing that women who had had at least one migraine in the past year were twice as likely to get a headache after ingesting cold water through a straw, compared with women who had never suffered a migraine.
		To further investigate the relationship between cold-induced headaches and migraines, Selekler and colleagues asked 76 migraine sufferers and 38 people who developed occasional tension headaches to hold an ice cube in their mouth, and noted the characteristics of their ensuing headaches.
	www.sutterlake.org /health/healthinfo/reutershome_top.cfm?fx=article&id=17215 (467 words)

	FAQ...Ice Cream Headache (University of Illinois Extension) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		To prevent the ice cream headache in the future, savor ice cream momentarily in the front of your mouth before swallowing.
		A headache from ice cream or another cold food usually lasts about a minute or so, although it can feel like much longer.
		And if you start to feel an ice cream headache coming on, you may be able to slow it down by holding your tongue against your palate.
	web.extension.uiuc.edu /mclean/news/news7014.html (316 words)

	Ice cream headache -- Hulihan 314 (7091): 1364 -- BMJ
		Ice cream headache -- Hulihan 314 (7091): 1364 -- BMJ
		Ice cream headache–site, duration, and relationship to migraine.
		Ice cream headache and orthostatic symptoms in patients with migraine.
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/314/7091/1364 (616 words)

	Secrets Of 'ice Cream Headache'
		Smith repeatedly applied crushed ice to the roof of his mouth, in an effort to discover the exact stimulus.
		All he got for his trouble (besides numerous headaches) was the knowledge that such methods could produce headaches in warm -- but not cold -- climates.
		Hulihan says that since the back of the palate is the area most associated with ice cream headache, cold dessert lovers should simply try and remember to savor their rocky road in the front part of their mouths.
	www.personalmd.com /news/a1997050901.shtml (357 words)

	Ice_Cream (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The use of ice mixed with salt to lower and control the temperature of the mix of ingredients proved a major breakthrough in the creation of ice cream as we know it.
		Ice cream has a long history as a popular dairy food item.
		You are minding your own business on a hot summer day, eating something like an ice cream cone, a milk shake, a Slurpee, a snow cone...
	www.sciteacher1.com /Ice_Cream.html (213 words)

	The Straight Dope: What causes "ice cream headache"?
		The standard medical term for this phenomenon is "ice cream headache"--an expression so clear and comprehensible it obviously was settled on by mistake.
		Ice cream headache occurs most frequently after you've worked up a sweat or during very hot weather.
		Ice cream headache occurs in maybe a third of the general population but in over 90 percent of migraine sufferers, who feel it in the same place they get migraines.
	www.straightdope.com /classics/a4_126.html (381 words)

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		The students were broken into two groups with one group instructed to eat about two scoops of ice cream and leave some in the bowl after 30 seconds, and the other group told to eat the entire bowl of ice cream in less than five seconds.
		It was found that the kids who ate their ice cream faster were more likely to develop a headache than the students who took their time.
		Researchers say that ice cream headaches develop when the ice cream touches the roof of the mouth and eating more slowly decreases the likelihood of this happening, and therefore reduces the risk of ice cream headache.
	www.mercola.com /2003/jan/4/headaches.htm (631 words)

	Ice cream evoked headaches (ICE-H) study: randomised trial of accelerated versus cautious ice cream eating regimen -- ...
		Ice cream evoked headaches (ICE-H) study: randomised trial of accelerated versus cautious ice cream eating regimen -- Kaczorowski and Kaczorowski 325 (7378): 1445 -- BMJ
		Cold stimulus headache, also known as ice cream headache, is a common problem and is reported to occur in about a third of
		ice cream induced headaches in a prospective randomised manner.
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/325/7378/1445 (755 words)

	Ice Cream (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This is the ice cream homepage, a subset of the Dairy Technology Education Series.
		Ice Cream Technology Course at the University of Guelph, December 10-14, 2007
		Ice Cream II, Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Ice Cream, edited by H. Goff and B. Tharp
	www.foodsci.uoguelph.ca /dairyedu/icecream.html (190 words)

	New England Center for Headache
		A headache calendar, which is easy to keep, is a daily log of factors that might relate to your headaches. Each day, record time of onset, intensity, and duration of your headaches, along with what you eat, medications you take, and anything that might have set off the headache.
		These headaches are usually associated with tension in the muscles in the head, face, jaw, or neck, and are often experienced on both sides of the head.
		I see many patients who think they have sinus headaches. They see sinus medications advertised on TV and think that sinus problems may be responsible for their headaches. They often do not have sinus headaches, even when the pain is in their sinus areas and their noses are stuffed or running.
	www.headachenech.com /pearls (3287 words)

	DrugInfo Clearinghouse (ADF) - 'Ice' (crystal methamphetamine hydrochloride) - 'Ice' (crystal methamphetamine ...
		Ice often appears as large, transparent and “sheet-like” crystals that may have a hint of pink, blue or green colour.
		Ice is known to be smoked, swallowed, snorted, injected or inserted anally (“shafting”).
		The effects of any drug (including ice) vary from person to person, depending on the individual’s size, weight and health, how much and how the drug is taken, whether the person is used to taking it and whether other drugs are taken.
	www.druginfo.adf.org.au /article.asp?ContentID=ice_crystal_methamphetamine_hy (994 words)

	Ice cream nutrition, Ice cream recipes, ice News, Ice cream varietys, nutrition value of Ice cream (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Brain freeze, ice cream headache, freeze, or Frozen Brain Syndrome all are terms used to describe a form of cranial pain or headache which all most people are known to sometimes experience after consuming cold beverages or foods such as ice cream, often as a result of the rapid consumption.
		Once a report was submitted to the British Medical Journal on the Brain Freeze; it focused on the effect of speed of consumption in ice cream on causing Brain Freeze.
		You are minding your own business in a hot summer day and you are eating something like an ice cream cone, a milk shake, a slurped or a snow-cone.
	www.icecreampark.com /brain-freeze-ice-cream.htm (333 words)

	Why Does Eating Ice Cream Give Me a Headache?
		A headache from ice cream or another cold food usually lasts about a minute or so, although it can feel like much longer.
		And although you may feel pain, it's not dangerous and doesn't mean that anything is wrong in your body.
		And if you start to feel an ice cream headache coming on, you may be able to slow it down by holding your tongue against your palate.
	kidshealth.org /kid/talk/qa/ice_cream_headache.html (397 words)

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