Certain stimuli may cause brief headaches. They include:
- โIce-Cream Headacheโ (โbrain freezeโ), when enough cold hits the roof of the mouth fast enough.
- โCough Headacheโ occurs after coughing.
- โSexual Intercourse Headacheโ occurs during or right after sex; it can be emotionally traumatic.
- โChinese Restaurant Headacheโ from eating products with monosodium glutamate.
- โHot-Dog Headacheโ from foods with nitrites.
ย These headaches should only be diagnosed after numerous occurrences have set a pattern, not with the first episode.ย There are many other uncommon types of headache that may respond to one treatment or another; neurologists who are headache specialists can help sort these out. Because of the intense straining, a Subarachnoid Hemorrhage from a brain aneurysm leak can also occur during sex.