I was told by a professor that an ice cream headache is caused by a frozen taste bud. Is this true?
2006-09-29 17:18:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Is caused by rapid temperature changes from eating the cold material too rapidly. Sorry, a taste bud does not and cannot cause a headache. Has more to do with cooling taking place in the throat and its closeness to the carotid arteries, going up each side of your neck. Lack of oxygen or slowing of the circulation can cause several symptoms. However, usually short lived.
2006-09-29 17:28:24 · answer #1 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I thought an ice cream headache was like a brain freeze and was caused by the same thing, consuming too much ice cream/frozen drink/maybe even a cold beverage in a short amount of time.
You probably pace yourself like an intelligent person, when I'm thirsty I gulp it all down. Those slushie/slurpee things at the movie theaters kill me.
2006-09-30 00:20:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means you're not eating the ice cream right!!
I thought it was caused by muscles tensing up from the cold...??
2006-09-30 00:21:04 · answer #3 · answered by just me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe u don't eat it that fast, and u don't eat alot. I don't think that a brainfreeze is caused by a frozen tast bud.
2006-09-30 00:22:31 · answer #4 · answered by Lauren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This reaction usually happens when something really really cold comes in contact with the roof of the mouth rather than the tongue. Slushies can cause this reaction.
2006-09-30 00:22:07 · answer #5 · answered by petlover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, you have an ice cream headache due to temperature and possibly sugar content.
2006-09-30 00:21:33 · answer #6 · answered by David Y 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the teeth and dental hygiene have significances in this.
2006-09-30 00:24:20 · answer #7 · answered by yacheckoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this means you have not eaten icecream fast enough
2006-09-30 00:29:04 · answer #8 · answered by spence 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, it's not. it's from excessive cold to your sinuses. if you never had one you're lucky.
2006-09-30 00:21:07 · answer #9 · answered by sheepherder 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋