Sunday, May 29, 2005
Brainfreeze videoOne time while driving I drank an iced coffee concoction too quickly and experienced the worst brainfreeze of my life. My wife was scared that I was going to crash into someone. I, on the other hand, was afraid I was going to die. Thinking about it now makes my sinuses ache, especially when I watch the short video on this site.
Also included is a link to a 1997 article in the British Medical Journal about the cause of brainfreeze:"This is a website about brainfreeze. I made a movie at a seven eleven where I asked some people to get brainfreeze. They did, and it was awesome!!!" Link
Raskin has suggested that ice cream headache may represent a model of migraine, in that both encompass disordered thresholds to sensory stimuli. It would be of interest to determine whether antimigraine drugs that modulate serotonergic pathways have any effect on ice cream headache.Link (via Mind Hacks)
No treatment is usually required, and sufferers rarely seek medical attention. Since the posterior aspect of the palate is most likely to produce the referred pain of ice cream headache, avoiding contact of the cold food with this area can effectively eliminate the symptoms. Most people arrive at such preventive measures without the advice of doctors. Ice cream abstinence is not indicated.
posted by David Pescovitz at 06:26:52 PM
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