A persistent urge to chew ice can seem like an unusual habit, but it is worth asking what is behind it before choosing a habit-change product.

Overcome Ice Chewing Addiction is a self-hypnosis recording from Uncommon Knowledge, available through Hypnosis Downloads. Its intended theme is the repeated urge to chew ice. The product label does not establish a diagnosis or explain the craving.

Check for an underlying cause

Persistent ice craving, sometimes called pagophagia, can be associated with iron deficiency, with or without anaemia. A healthcare professional can assess that possibility and other relevant causes. The recording cannot perform that assessment.

Points to consider

If you are considering the audio, describe the craving and any symptoms to your clinician first. Do not assume it is simply anxiety, and do not start iron treatment on the basis of a product page.

The recording is not a treatment for iron deficiency or another nutritional condition. It cannot protect teeth from damage or guarantee that an urge will disappear. Any role it has is as optional self-help after appropriate advice about the cause.

Further information: Mayo Clinic: ice chewing and iron deficiency.

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