by Edward L. Ayers. In the twelve years after the Civil Warâthe era of Reconstructionâthere were massive changes in American culture, economy, and politics. These were the years of the âOld West,â of cowboys, Indians, and buffalo hunts, of cattle drives, railroads, and ranches.
Oh no, not again! Another frozen treat, another brain freeze. âIce cream headachesâ happen when something cold touches nerves in the roof of the mouth, triggering blood vessels in the front of your head to swell. This rapid swelling causes the familiar, jabbing pain of a brain freeze.
3. Warm the roof of your mouth with your tongue. You can relieve brain freeze pain by quickly warming the roof of your mouth (also referred to as the soft palate and hard palate; the hard palate being the part with bone, and the soft without) after it's already been cooled. If you do this soon enough, you may be able to ease the surge of blood flow to your brain.