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diet can have big impact on the tender tissues. On a hot summer
day, cooling off by drinking an ice-cold beverage or eating ice
cream can be the go-to in seeking relief. Sometimes, eager for
relief, a painful moment stops you in your tracks. Suddenly, the
cold sensation turns into an achy, throbbing pain in the front
part of the head. It is a temporary reaction called brain
freeze, also known as an ice-cream headache or cold-stimulus
headache, which results from consuming cold food, sometimes too
quickly. Over stimulus of the facial nerves, specifically the
trigeminal nerve, can happen within a ten-second window and
lasts about a minute, according to the Mayo Clinic. Along with
the nerves, sinus passages can be affected. For those with sinus
issues, avoiding cold foods is one way to alleviate complicating
the condition, as the cold temperature can affect sensitive
sinus passages. Sinuses