Hiccups most often do not cause people fear. After all, this is a temporary condition, which can be dealt with without the help of doctors. I would like to talk about this in this article.
Causes
At the very beginning, you need to understand what hiccups are (from a medical point of view). So, this is a non-specific and non-dangerous violation of the function of external respiration. Causes this condition jerky convulsive contraction of the diaphragm. There may be several reasons for this:
- Hiccups in adults can occur due to hypothermia. It is also typical for babies and people who are intoxicated.
- Overstretching of the stomach. It is also another cause of hiccups. And this happens due to the usual overeating. There is an involuntary contraction of the muscles of the esophagus, where food can get stuck.
- Irritation of the phrenic nerve. Hiccups in themselves are some kind of nervous tic. If this nerve is irritated, it “transfers” its excitation to the diaphragmatic muscles. As a result of this, spasms occur.
- Hiccups as a symptom of certain diseases (inflammatory processes in the abdominal cavity or irritation of the diaphragm). Hiccups can also be caused by diseases such as kidney failure, tumors in the esophagus or chest.
Method 1. Swallowing
If a person is tormented by hiccups all day, what to do in this case? So, you can cope with the problem if you try the swallowing method. To do this, follow the steps below:
- You need to open your mouth and hold it in this state for a couple of minutes (if you feel like swallowing, you need to try not to do this).
- At the moment when you feel the approach of hiccups, you need to continue to swallow.
For 3-5 minutes, this method can be dealt with hiccups. It should be remembered that clothing should not squeeze the chest.
Method 2. Air swallowing
Tortured hiccups all day? What to do to get rid of this condition? In this case, you can try to swallow air.
- You need to gain air.
- Without releasing it, the air must be swallowed.
- It is necessary to swallow air just before the approach of hiccups is felt.
A variation of this method: gradually you need to gain air in small portions, swallowing it. Do this until you can’t do without exhalation. You can also deal with hiccups in this way in a few minutes.
Method 3. Drawings
If the hiccups do not pass, you can try to cope with it by drawing. To do this, on exhalation, you need to slow down your breathing, and on inspiration, sharply change its direction so that it automatically becomes an inspiration. In this case, the hiccups can go almost instantly, in about 10 cycles.
Method 4. Tongue and ears
Hiccups gone all day? What to do to change this? You can cope with the problem with your own ears and tongue.
- You need to slowly breathe out the air. It is necessary to exhale until the body makes the person breathe.
- Next, you need to take a very deep breath and stick out your tongue.
- Then you need to completely hold your breath for 40 seconds. In this case, you need to plug your ears with your fingers.
- Next, you need to exhale as slowly as possible.
Method 5. Swallowing Hiccups
How else can I deal with hiccups? So why not try swallowing it? To do this, take a glass of water and just drink it. There are several variations on how to drink water:
- It should be drunk in small sips (while swallowing should be heard).
- The way ballerinas: you need another person to give a hiccup to drink. This must be done so that the hiccup reaches out as much as possible for water. If there is no assistant, you should try to drink water without the help of your hands.
- You can drink a glass of water through a straw. Variation: you need to take two straws, one of which is inserted into the glass in the usual way, the second is displayed behind the glass and clamped with your fingers.
If there is a hiccup in a child, this method is the most simple and convenient for the baby. And the smallest children need to be given a drink of water from a bottle with a nipple (or attached to the chest).
Method 6. Food and Drink
You can deal with hiccups in the following ways:
- You can drink cucumber pickle (half a teaspoon every 7-10 seconds). Do this until the hiccups stop.
- You can eat a tablespoon of honey or brown sugar. To do this, for 10 seconds, the contents must be placed in the mouth, and then swallow, washed down with a small amount of water.
- Some people deal with hiccups with salt. You need to eat her teaspoon (5 grams) with a glass of water.
Method 7. Belching
It helps to cope with hiccups burping. You just need to swallow air until its remnants come out with a burp. After that, the hiccups will stop.
When to see a doctor
If almost everything has already been tried and hiccups do not go all day, what should I do to cope with the problem? Need to see a doctor. However, this should be done if the patient has already tried all other available methods of getting rid of this condition. What, then, can the doctor advise? First of all, he must exclude all possible diseases that can cause this symptom. Next, the doctor is likely to prescribe one of the following drugs:
- The drug "Torazin" (the active substance is chlorpromazine). This medicine is used exclusively for getting rid of hiccups and is suitable even for short-term therapy.
- The drug "Reglan" (the active substance is metoclopramide). Most often, this medicine is used to stimulate the cleansing of the stomach. However, it can also be prescribed in case of prolonged hiccups.
- If a person has hiccups, treatment can be carried out with a drug such as Baclofen (muscle relaxant).
- Other medications. It can be various kinds of anticonvulsants, stimulants, mild tranquilizers and drugs for arrhythmia.
For kids
What can be done if there is a hiccup in a child? So, for this, fun ways to get rid of it are suitable:
- You can drink some water in many ways.
- You can also try to inflate a balloon (a variation of breath in a paper bag).
- Tickling. It helps to cope with tickling hiccups (in some cases, tickling and loud laughter can also cause hiccups).
- You can advise the baby to hold on to the tongue while breathing.