Dear Aisha,
It might sound strange, but many people are actually addicted to eating ice cubes. They chew and eat ice cubes all day long because of this addiction. And there are valid medical reasons for being addicted to eating ice.
Constantly chewing and eating ice causes damage to your teeth, tongue, throat and stomach. The damage to teeth can be chipping of teeth or developing cracks in the teeth that might not be detected for years. Some people report that their voice has changed because of all the ice eating. With some people, this can also include the compulsion to constantly drink ice cold drinks. Many reported having extreme gas, stomach bloating and stomach pain because of their being addicted to eating ice.
 They have cravings for it all day long and will get into bad moods if they don’t have it. Those addicted to eating ice will warn others to stay away from their ice trays and going as far as having a bucket of ice even with every meal.
It is reported in women far more than men, but men are also addicted to eating ice. The more I read, the more children in their early teens I saw posting about their ice-eating addiction.
 Pagophagia is the actual term for being addicted to eating ice cubes.
Burning Mouth Syndrome
The majority of the people having the addiction to eating ice, also say that their mouths and tongue burned and that eating ice made that feel better. Other symptoms of burning mouth syndrome might also include:
• Your mouth is dry most of the time.
• Normal things taste differently some of the time.
• You have a tingling in your mouth and on your tongue.
These symptoms are usually absent during the night and upon waking. The symptoms of burning mouth syndrome will increase as the day goes on, being worst in the evening before bed, causing some to have a hard time falling asleep.
It was found that they weren’t only anemic, but severely anemic. Studies have shown that people with iron deficiency anemia, 88% of them had an addiction to eating ice cubes. Anemia is a medical condition in which the hemoglobin or red blood cell count is lower than normal. For men, anemia is usually defined as a hemoglobin count lower than 13.5 grams/100 ml (milliliters). For women, anemia is typically defined as a hemoglobin count lower than 12 grams/100 ml.
There is a reason why so many people with anemia are addicted to eating ice cubes. Some of the symptoms of anemia include a burning mouth, burning tongue, sore tongue, swollen tongue and an overly dry mouth. Other symptoms are fatigue or easily fatigued, brittle nails and restless leg syndrome.
If you are addicted to eating ice, you should have your blood and hemoglobin tested immediately. There is always the chance you are just addicted to eating ice out of an addictive habit and there are  no underlying medical reasons. If you do eat ice because of the burning mouth syndrome and you do not have anemia, you should work with your doctor and or dentist to find the cause of this. Doctors report numerous reasons for burning mouth syndrome including prescription medicine, dental work, vitamin deficiency and cranial nerve damage