what does it mean when you chew ice?
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It means you are bored, and a little thirsty.
330025
it's frostbite. the water melting off the ice cube is because salt lowers the freezing point and so the water on your skin is very cold <32 so it freezes the skin. kinda like making ice cream except more painfull
1152137
irritated tastebuds.\nmaybe you're having a reaction to something you're putting in your mouth.\ncould be a food, drink, plastic pen lid or any number of things.\ngo talk to your doc for possible allergy
999753
you know how those guys like to be "iced out" well when you run out of places to put jewelry you have to start being creative... so say you put "ice" in your mouth [aka grillz] and you don't brush your teeth you have green ice in your mouth...\nhense the term "kryptonite"
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Yes, it can potentially damage your teeth.  In addition to wearing down the enamel, you could also chip a tooth.  And it's also very possible to develop TMJ problems down the road from too much ice chewing.
854895
Eating is usually a way of suppressing something that is bothering you.  Find out what you are stressing about, work on that and your hunger will subside.  Sounds weird but is true.
1074129
It is a learned response...psychology.\n\nSeeing food may mean eating could start soon, and so mouth needs to salivate to chew and eat food well.\n\nYou can be conditioned to salivate with food even when food is not present...i.e. thinking about food, or hearing the lunch bell cause it means food-is-a-coming!
1022984
It can, because ice chewing can sometimes be a symptom of iron deficiency.  But always check with a physician before taking iron supplements.
746055
When I had mine out, hot liquids felt better than cold. But popsicles were a welcome treat, too.\n\nDrink a lot. Take your meds on time (even if that means waking up in the middle of the night). Don't be hungry because it hurts to swallow. Ask for help. Don't lift heavy things.
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The reaction is triggered by the cold substance consumed coming into contact with the roof of the mouth. It irritates nerves in the region (sphenopalatine ganglia), causing them to spasm. These nerves cause the blood vessels in the brain to dilate. When vessels in the brain dilate, a common effect is an acute headache (a similar effect occurs when one takes a prescription vasodilator, such as Nitroglycerin or Viagra).\n\nIt has been reported that the pain can be relieved by moving the tongue to the roof of the mouth, which will cause greater warmth in the region; it is also believed that the pain can be relieved by slowly sipping room temperature water. Laying the head to the side may also provide relief. The pain may be avoided in the first place simply by eating ice cream (or other cold foods or beverages) more slowly.\n\nA report was submitted to the British Medical Journal on brain freeze; it focused on the effect of speed of consumption of ice cream on causing brain freeze. It was co-written by a Canadian grade 8 student (about 13 years old).\n\nIt has been estimated that 30% of the population experiences brain freeze.[1]
1177703
When you have ice in your drink?
1184800
When you eat something cold, the vessels near and around your sinus cavity contract rapidly, causing pain.  To stop brain freeze when it is beginning, stick your tongue to the top of your mouth.  The heat from your tongue will make the vessels relax again and the pain will go away.
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Craving ice can be due to a few things.  It can indicate something as severe as anemia (low blood count) to dehydration, to mental frustration/anxiety.  Most of the time it is an aquired behavioral issue  - aka a bad habit!  Freud would call it an oral fixation.  Being aware of it is the first step to stopping.  just start off by cathing yourself and work up to elimination f the habit.  if you are at risk for a low blood count or dehydration get checked out.
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Since it says "literally", then it means they are either frozen or turned into ice.\n\n"Literally" means that you're taking the exact meaning of the word or phrase. If someone said, "I drank so much coffee that I was bouncing off the walls, literally", then that means they were really bouncing off the walls, that they weren't just using that as an expression.\n\nEdit: People here either don't know what "literally" means or they are skipping by that word. The expression (or slang term) means murdered, usually by someone who was hired to kill the person. It comes from the expression "being put on ice" because when a person died, in order to keep the body from rotting quickly it would be put in a cold room with ice or directly on the ice.\n\nSo the expression "iced" means they were murdered. But the paragraph states that they "are iced, literally". This means that you are supposed to take the literal meaning of the word "iced" and not the slang term. As I said, if they were "iced, literally", then it means they are either frozen or turned into ice.
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Just make sure the large amount you drink is not A COLD GLASS OF WATER. They are now saying that cold water causes what you've eaten to solidify! Warm water is now the way to go!
751584
My parents used to say this stinks on "dry" ice.  I guess that was back in the old days.  LOL.  I am curious now too.  What does it mean?
650682
Signs that you grind your teeth:  teeth are sensitive to cold, they are tender when you wake up in the morning, jaw is sore, either your canines or your molars appear to be getting flat.  Have your dentist look at your teeth & check for these signs. They can make you a night guard to wear so that you are grinding on the acrylic rather than your tooth structure.  Good luck