How to get rid of Hiccups?
Hiccups occur when the diaphragm, the muscle at the bottom of the lungs, begins to spasm. The spasm causes the vocal cords to close quickly, which results in the loud, distinctive sound associated with hiccups.
Triggers for Hiccups:
- Hot or spicy foods
- Strong fumes
- If you eat too fast, you can swallow air along with your food and end up with a case of the hiccups
- Pleurisy, pneumonia or damage to the area of the brain that controls the “hiccup center” may lead to more frequent outbreaks
How to Control Hiccups
- At Home Remedies
- Holding your breath,
- Drinking a glass of cold water or
- Eating a teaspoon of sugar
- May also try holding a paper bag to your mouth and breathing in and out for a few minutes
- Medical Treatment (For More Severe Hiccups not getting better with home remedies)
Contact Doctor to get evaluated. He may prescribe medications to control them. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) is usually the first prescription medication tried for hiccups, although drugs such as baclofen (Lioresal) and medications for convulsions such as phenytoin (Dilantin) have also been successful. - Surgery to disable the phrenic nerve (the nerve that controls the diaphragm) is often the treatment of last resort.
While it is rare for hiccups to last more than a few minutes, if yours continue for more than a few days, the NLM says you should see a doctor.
Reference:
1. eMedicine – Consumer Health – Hiccups
2. NCEMI – Singultus (Hiccups)
i lways get hiccups. so i always do different things. my brother once gave me a spoonful of sugar to eat and they went away. my friend said der was a spider on my head, i got scared and they went away. my other friend said to drink 7 sips of water one afetr the oher and it worked. i think dats about it. i hope these help u and gud luck!!!
i lways get hiccups. so i always do different things. my brother once gave me a spoonful of sugar to eat and they went away. my friend said der was a spider on my head, i got scared and they went away. my other friend said to drink 7 sips of water one afetr the oher and it worked. i think dats about it. i hope these help u and gud luck!!!
my friend had the hiccups. she tried eating a big spoonful of peanut butter. nope. she tried chugging water. nope. then she gurgled water.
my friend had the hiccups. she tried eating a big spoonful of peanut butter. nope. she tried chugging water. nope. then she gurgled water.
totally worked i never try your stff but work and a lavender candle too see ya
May more people read this – with bigger or lesser hiccups problems. You will know how to eliminate the hiccups in just 15 seconds. We can call this cure “hiccups eliminator, or terminator”, or “unhiccuper”, just for fun. Its main effect consists in eliminating the spasms of your diaphragm. Once there are no spasms, there are no hiccups. You can do it everywhere in case you start hiccuping. Here is what to do: Standing, or sitting on a chair bend your head backwards as much as you can, to the maximum. Breathe normally. Count up to 15. Slowly bring your head back to normal position. The hiccups are gone (for a long time).
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I was getting hiccups from past 5 – 10 minutes.. I tried drinking water, walking around and talking on phone.. but it did not stop. I just returned to desk and started searching for it keeping my mouth shut and taking longer breaths. By the time I landed in this page from Google search they stopped. Good article though…