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Everyone gets the hiccups. The unmistakable, sudden muscle movements and distinct "hic" sound are an all too common occurrence, especially while eating or drinking.
Hiccups which last more than a month are considered “intractable” and can interfere with eating and drinking, speaking and sleep, adds Dr. Tanchel. “This can cause severe emotional stress.”
Take your best shot, I said to myself. I have 63 hiccup-crushing remedies on my laptop upstairs, only a few keystrokes from being unleashed. Within seconds, the tremors stopped.
Folk cures for hiccups are common and varied. Hiccups are treated medically only in severe and persistent (termed "intractable") cases. [4] Numerous medical remedies exist but no particular treatment is known to be especially effective, generally because of a lack of high-quality evidence. [23] [24]
Baclofen, sold under the brand name Lioresal among others, is a medication used to treat muscle spasticity, such as from a spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis. [8] [9] It may also be used for hiccups and muscle spasms near the end of life, [9] and off-label to treat alcohol use disorder [10] [11] or opioid withdrawal symptoms. [12]
[4] [5] Her "world record" bout of hiccups has been compared to the world record for sneezing. [5] The causes and treatment of her condition were disputed, but her popularity as an internet search item was long lasting. [9] Her search for a hiccup cure included "[ingesting] sugar, peanut butter, breathing in a bag, [and] having people scare her ...
Let’s be honest, hiccups are annoying and can be frustratingly hard to stop. But they’re something that most mammals deal with, including dogs, horses and even squirrels.While the majority of ...
By DR. KAREN LATIMER Hiccup! Giggle. Hiccup! "Excuse me." Hiccup ... Oh shoot! You are at a party, on a first date or a job interview and suddenly, out of nowhere, your chest is convulsing and you ...