Sudden Cold Shocks – The pain from brain freeze is felt on the forehead rather than the area where the cold was applied. This is because the nerves in the head are connected in this way.

(Representational image: Unsplash) With summer approaching, the demand for cool items like ice cream and slushies has increased again. But with them also comes a familiar and uncomfortable sensation, brain freeze! This is a sudden, sharp pain in the forehead that occurs when something cold is eaten too quickly.

While this may seem worrisome, scientists say the phenomenon is well understood and studied in detail, including research published in the journal BMJ. What exactly is brain freeze? Brain freeze, also known as an ice cream headache, starts in the roof of the mouth.

When a very cold object is placed on this area, the area gets cooled quickly.