Brain Freeze

On a hot summer day, there’s nothing like taking a big gulp of ice-cold water or a slushy beverage or going for a big mouthful of ice cream. Great way to cool down, right? But then it hits you: a bolt of intense pain in the temples, forehead, or behind the eyes or nose. Brain freeze, otherwise known as ice cream headache, is technically known as cold neuralgia or sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. Big words for a short but-agonizing episode… read more >