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Could cold weather give you headaches?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Possibly: A National Headache Foundation study showed that 73% of people with significant headaches had them triggered by changes in barometric pressure or weather & 38% were triggered by extreme temperatures (hot or cold)

Dr Munshower and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 7/27/2014

3.9k views

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Yes.: Some HA are triggered by this. Sometimes cold foods can trigger the "ice cream" HA, aka brain freeze.

Dr Kamnani agreed

Answered 11/3/2014

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