Nothing’s quite as refreshing as a slushie or ice cream cone on a hot, humid day. But these frozen treats can sometimes trigger "brain freeze" — a sharp headache and intense mouth pain. We wanted to ...

We all scream for ice cream, but sometimes snarfing down a cold treat in a hurry makes us scream — in agony. We clutch our heads. We squeeze our eyes shut and wait for what seems like an eternity for ...

Scientifically known as sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia, brain freeze is caused by a rapid change in blood flow to the brain's vessels when exposed to cold substances. Amaal Starling, MD, a ...