Hiccup, Causes, Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:51 Causes of Hiccups
2:22 Symptoms of Hiccups
2:41 Diagnosis of Hiccups
3:39 Treatment of Hiccups
A hiccup (also spelled hiccough) is an involuntary contraction (myoclonic jerk) of the diaphragm that may repeat several times per minute. The hiccup is an involuntary action involving a reflex arc.[1] Once triggered, the reflex causes a strong contraction of the diaphragm followed about a quarter of a second later by closure of the vocal cords, which results in the "hic" sound.
Hiccups may occur individually, or they may occur in bouts. The rhythm of the hiccup, or the time between hiccups, tends to be relatively constant. A bout of hiccups generally resolves itself without intervention, although many home remedies are often used to attempt to shorten the duration.[2] Medical treatment is occasionally necessary in cases of chronic hiccups.
A hiccup consists of a single or a series of breathing diaphragm spasms, of variable spacing and duration, and a brief (less than one half second), unexpected, shoulder, abdomen, throat, or full body tremor. Hiccups may present as an audible chirp, squeak, "hupp", or if controlled, a quick inhaling gasp, sigh, or sniff. They may also present as brief but distracting or painful interruptions in normal breathing, with sudden momentary pain of the throat, chest, or abdomen.

[@20AVX]

My personal best 2 methods to stop hiccups fast:
1 - Sip/suck water super slowly nonstop from a cup or bottle. Breathe through your nose as you do it, and don't detach mouth from cup/bottle.
2 - Cover mouth and nose with a clean plastic bag, breathe in and out carbon dioxide inside the bag for a few seconds at a time. Remove bag, take in some good fresh air breath, then repeat if needed.

[@mardeahsmith1896]

Thanks for your clear information,

[@jpfitness2242]

The true root cause of hiccups is a deficiency of magnesium, or a low ratio of magnesium to calcium.
Magnesium is necessary for the calming and relaxing of your entire nervous system.
In old cartoons drunk characters were commonly shown to have hiccups. This is because alcohol depletes your body of many nutrients but none more than magnesium.
Many of my family members and myself stopped getting hiccups entirely after daily magnesium supplementation.

[@forknowledge6959]

After 36 hours of hiccups I started to figure out that mine were caused by an electrolyte imbalance after a very long day hike where I got dehydrated. The hiccups started later that night after eating loads of pumpkin seeds. This afternoon after realizing this, I started taking in more salt and potassium in a balanced way and so far so good.

[@nicolebrown2850]

Have had the hiccups everyday for the past 4 years. My doctor has no idea why. Hopefully I can get some answers or relief soon🙏

[@HayesMartialArts]

Hope you get some relief soon. I've had the hiccups since 2013. 18k per day 3 seconds apart if I don't temporarily stop them

[@abcnortje7943]

This is all due covid damages nerves

[@Lilly_RozesOG]

Omg I feel bad

[@TBONE82]

🙏🏾

[@jungkookeuphoria9966]

How did you treat your hiccups? Please help me

[@annakaycampbell7509]

Thank you

[@mankahdelqueen5469]

Thanks for sharing 😍😍

[@user-tl6zp4ul6y]

A spoonful of peanut butter will work every time. Try and swallow it 3x without breathing. The peanut butter makes it much easier to swallow while not taking a breath.

[@lucillejones4374]

As soon as I started this video my hiccups stopped 🤣

[@kunaldeshmukh9842]

Mine too😂

[@sarahchisenga611]

When we were kids whenever we had hiccups, you will be given water to drink and your name will be called and you would be answering while drinking and but the time you finished that glass of water, the hiccups would have resolved.

[@colwilpro]

What happens in the vagas nerve stays in the vagas nerve.

[@imoimsong]

Lol... Biting a lemon.. It worked. Was having the hiccups for the whole day.. Thanks✌😊

[@MedicalCentric]

Glad it helped

[@elabinadingbading]

Thanks. I've been getting hiccups everyday for the past few weeks, searched it on Google and thought i was gonna die. I wish i get a relief soon.

[@Otterpops-jx7hi]

lol same i was a googler but i found out 99% of internet is fake

[@kbdennis]

I will tell you what stopped my hiccups, I googled for a solution and found a video that said I should drink water from a tall glass from the far side of the glass. I tried it, I started to burp and spat out some thick mucus-like fluid. The hiccups stopped. I'm thankful that I tried it before I read anything discouraging.

[@beautybuzz08]

How did you get it to stop? My husband is on day 6 😢

[@elabinadingbading]

@@beautybuzz08 tell him to drink lots of water and force to burp, that's what i do

[@CannonAbuser]

Omg ty. I tried drinking in the weird way of sideway and it worked.

[@marymonsterandcreatormary3783]

I thought I had Chronic Slow Hiccups for 5 1/2 Months but when I looked at my journals. I was dead wrong. I looked back further at my journals, I was having really hard Shortness of Breath which is hiccups chronically since September 28, 2018 to August 17, 2020. So, I suffered for almost 2 years for Chronic Slow Hiccups.

[@Scar99739]

My Pt with both Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary TB has been having hiccups for 9 and nothing seems to work 😭😭

[@oh.sillywilly3946]

I’ve had the hiccups since Tuesday, it’s usually 1-2 hiccups every hour or so. Sometimes there every few minutes while I’m eating. I’ve tried everything, like holding my breath, having someone scare me. I even try eating and drinking slower. But nothing helps. I need help!

[@OfficialRazze]

did they go away now?

[@izhanahmed8098]

Same symptoms 😭

[@OfficialRazze]

@@izhanahmed8098 u may be finished brudda
Im joking your good man

[@oh.sillywilly3946]

@@OfficialRazze there not as often, but no not fully

[@jr-zp2ct]

COVID

[@rampat9473]

Baidyanath mayoor chandrika bhasma with honey is best for hiccups

[@RichardSmith-qb4qq]

If anyone here cause COVID hiccups months after a heating pad on my chest stopped the hiccups

[@BIGCOWASSCLEANINGCHICK]

Gum can cause the hiccups. One of the managers was chewing gum and when she came to give me my dinner she had the hiccups

[@kimkimashepherd8041]

my brother hiccup for 1 days and goes on

[@alunoy.]

schizophrenia pls🙏🏻

[@Alfredorigon-ul1ll]

A spoonful of peanut butter. Swallow 3x and it’ll do it

[@MedicalCentric]

Hope that works

[@sussybakasheesh6640]

My hiccups hurt

[@fernandohiguera6972]

I’ve had the hiccups and belching for 8 months 😢 does anyone have any advice

[@MedicalCentric]

please consult a healthcare provider for a thorough assessment ❤️.

[@fernandohiguera6972]

@@MedicalCentric I already did, did a endoscopic, my esophagus is inflamed BUT no reason or couldn’t explain why I’m burping every day, please help

[@SanctaMaria-qq3rw]

Poor video.
Explanations are poor and write up is worst not visible to read at all.

[@bandcgaming6954]

Drink milk it will stop the hiccups for a while

[@franceslo4902]

Milk doesn’t help. I have tried that when I had hiccups and it doesn’t work.

[@bandcgaming6954]

@@franceslo4902 it works for me