Off the Record: Long-term memory Oct 18, 2008
Medically, the term stands for brain freeze - the ice cream headache type. But I m not talking about a brain freeze-up caused by ingesting something of a frigid nature. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Winter running Oct 17, 2008
My entire being would throb from an ice cream headache that started on the outside and drove deep into my brain. But I ran. (Anchorage Daily News)
Letters to the editor Sep 14, 2008
I know it hurts but it'll be ok, like an ice cream headache (or Italian shaved ice headache, or frozen cappuchino headache, or whatever the heck y'all eat/drink) it will go away once you get used to the temperature. That temperature would read "REALITY" on your thermometer. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Kids, adults dig in at county fair's ice cream eating contest Aug 3, 2008
On a scale of 1 to 10, Tristan Bixby said her ice cream headache was a 10 after quickly devouring two bowls of vanilla during the ice cream eating contest at the McLean County Fair on Saturday. But the 7-year-old from Bloomington still wanted more ice cream. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Talk of the Town: I scream! You scream! We all scream for ice cream! Jul 20, 2008
And by the way, that ice cream headache you always wondered about is triggered by the sudden change in temperature as the ice cream touches the top of your mouth and initiates a nerve reaction that swells blood vessels in your head ... Helpful hint: The best way to avoid getting an ice cream headache is keep the ice cream on the side of your mouth, away from the roof of your mouth. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
THE YOU DOCS May 21, 2008
The cold truth on ice cream headaches ... What causes an ice cream headache. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
I scream, you scream ... Jul 30, 2007
For nearly a century, Famous Aggie Ice Cream producers have proudly contributed to thousands of cases of sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia better known as an ice cream headache. But that most painful of side effects for indulging too quickly in the frozen treat hasn t been enough of a deterrent to keep people away from the Food and Nutrition Sciences building on the campus of Utah State University, where the ice cream is made. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
What is the cause of an ice cream headache? Jul 27, 2007
What is the cause of an ice cream headache ... The cause of an ice cream headache is ice cream ... A common explanation for the cause of an ice cream headache is the dilation of blood vessels in the head. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Icees, brain freezes: Eating never hurt so good Jul 18, 2007
The brain freeze, sometimes known as an ice cream headache, is a medical phenomenon that, according to my research (read: 10 minutes on Google) has no medical explanation. I never knew anyone who could get through a hot Mississippi summer without contracting at least one severe, but quickly dissipating, case of brain freeze. (The Clarion-Ledger)
After adversity, Keller is ready to roll Apr 12, 2007
Matthew Keller never wants to feel an ice cream headache again ... "It was like a really bad ice cream headache," Keller told The Kalona News. (Kalona News, IA)
Reporter braves elements and lives to write about it Feb 15, 2007
Two blocks later, I reached the gas station at Meadow and River, a staggering glacier of snow and ice, with what felt like a massive ice cream headache on the windward side of my forehead. Hats they didn t have, but for $1. (Scranton Times, PA)
Myths about your health -- busted! Jan 17, 2007
The ice cream headache, commonly referred to as brain freeze, really exists. It is triggered when rapidly eating or drinking a cold substance that touches the roof of the mouth. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
