You know it when it happens. That unbearable mini-migraine that comes on if cold stuff (like slurpees, popsicles, or ice cream) touches the roof of your mouth. The dreaded brain freeze happens due to a nerve reaction (in the spheno-palantine ganglion, to be precise), that causes the blood vessels in your brain to swell. When the blood vessels swell, you get a headache. Luckily it usually lasts for less than a minute.
Watch as Dave demonstrates a few methods to help ease the pain…
See what some other resources have to say about curing brain freeze:
Simple Answer: http://www.wikihow.com/Stop-Brain-Freeze
Technical Answer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice-cream_headache
Special thanks to Charlie Wollborg for filming and editing this video clip.
