Jakarta – Detikers, have you ever felt a headache like being stabbed after eating or drinking something cold? There is a medical explanation. Check out the reviews, come on!
Headache after eating or drinking something cold is called brain freeze. According to the International Classification of Headache Disorder, this condition causes a temporary sensation in the forehead and temple area after 10 minutes of cold response.
Quoted from detikEduthe pain can be felt after a few seconds of consuming cold temperatures and the pain peaks quickly.
Dr. Stephani Goldberg, a neurologist and associate medical director of clinical development at Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston says some people describe the pain as stabbing and sufferers as feeling like a throbbing pain.
Research on the causes of headaches due to cold temperatures is still scarce. However, some evidence suggests that there is a link between brain clots and changes in blood flow to some blood vessels in the brain.
A study on Journal of Brains in 2018 wrote that the brain cannot feel pain because it has no nociceptors or organs that send pain signals.
Meanwhile, the protective membrane between the brain and skull has nociceptors that trigger changes in blood flow and cause pain.
In addition, this cold substance that touches the roof of the mouth or the back of the throat causes the blood vessels to tighten and narrow for a moment and then quickly widen.
Goldberg says that this stimulates the trigeminal nerve which is a very sensitive nerve and sends it all over the head and the brain freezes.
Is Brain Freeze Dangerous?
Goldberg said that brain freeze not cause harm or be life threatening. However, there are several cases that link headaches with paroxysmal atrial or irregular heartbeats within seven days.
Related to this, he believes there is a need for further research on the risks of brain freeze.
Migraine Sufferers Are Vulnerable to Experiencing Brain Freeze
People with migraine sufferers will experience brain freeze more frequently than those without headache disorders.
This is because migraine sufferers have a sensitive trigeminal nerve and the sensation of cold can turn on this nerve pathway.
A study in the journal Cephalgia in 2003 conducted a study of 8,359 school adolescents in Taiwan and found students with migraines had a higher frequency. brain freeze higher than students without migrants with a percentage of 55.2% vs 39.6%.
How to Handle Brain Freeze
A study in the journal BMJ in 2002 revealed that eating cold foods and drinks slower can prevent colds brain freeze.
This study involved 145 students and divided into two groups and finished the cream in more than 30 seconds and in less than five seconds.
This study revealed that the group with fast eating experienced a lot brain freeze. Meanwhile, the group with careful eating had fewer brain freezes.
According to Johns Hopkins Medicineexperts advise to reduce the effect brain freeze by heating it.
The trick is to immediately remove cold food or drink from your mouth and then press your tongue or thumb against the roof of your mouth. Apart from that, you can also drink warm water.
This article was published on detikEdu with the title Get to know Brain Freeze, Sensation of a Headache when Eating Something Cold
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2023-05-16 19:00:27
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