Is there a scientifically proven way to get rid of hiccups?!
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Ordinary hiccups are cured easily without medical intervention; in most cases they can be stopped simply by forgetting about them!. However, there are a number of anecdotally prescribed treatments for casual cases of hiccups!. Some of the more common home remedies include: scaring the afflicted, drinking water (sometimes in an unorthodox manner), and altering one's breathing!.
Medical treatment
Hiccups are treated medically only in severe and persistent (termed "intractable") cases, such as in the case of a 15 year old girl who in 2007 hiccuped continuously for five weeks!.[3] Haloperidol (Haldol, an anti-psychotic and sedative), metoclopramide (Reglan, a gastrointestinal stimulant), and chlorpromazine (Thorazine, an anti-psychotic with strong sedative effects) are used in cases of intractable hiccups!. In severe or resistant cases, baclofen, an anti-spasmodic, is sometimes required to suppress hiccups!. Effective treatment with sedatives often requires a dose that renders the person either unconscious or highly lethargic!. Hence, medicating singultus is done short-term, as the affected individual cannot continue with normal life activities while taking the medication!.
Persistent and intractable hiccups due to electrolyte imbalance (hypokalemia, hyponatremia) may benefit from drinking a carbonated beverage containing salt to normalize the potassium-sodium balance in the nervous system!. The carbonation promotes quicker absorption!.
The administration of intranasal vinegar is thought to be safe and handy method to stimulate dorsal wall of nasopharynx, where the pharyngeal branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (afferent of the hiccup reflex arc) is distributed!.[4] Digital rectal massage[5] has also been effective in some long-term cases!.
Dr!. Bryan R!. Payne, a neurosurgeon at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, has had some success with an experimental new procedure in which a vagus nerve stimulator is implanted in the upper chest of patients with an intractable case of hiccups!. "It sends rhythmic bursts of electricity to the brain by way of the vagus nerve, which passes through the neck!. The Food and Drug Administration approved the vagus nerve stimulator in 1997 as a way to control seizures in some patients with epilepsy!. In 2005, the agency endorsed the use of the stimulator as a treatment of last resort for people with severe depression!."[6]
Home remedies
While numerous home remedies are offered, they mostly fall into three broad categories!. These categories include purely psychosomatic cures centered around relaxation and distraction, cures involving swallowing and eating (with the rationale generally that this would remove irritants or reset mechanisms in the affected region), and cures involving controlled/altered breathing!.!.!.!.
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Medical treatment
Hiccups are treated medically only in severe and persistent (termed "intractable") cases, such as in the case of a 15 year old girl who in 2007 hiccuped continuously for five weeks!.[3] Haloperidol (Haldol, an anti-psychotic and sedative), metoclopramide (Reglan, a gastrointestinal stimulant), and chlorpromazine (Thorazine, an anti-psychotic with strong sedative effects) are used in cases of intractable hiccups!. In severe or resistant cases, baclofen, an anti-spasmodic, is sometimes required to suppress hiccups!. Effective treatment with sedatives often requires a dose that renders the person either unconscious or highly lethargic!. Hence, medicating singultus is done short-term, as the affected individual cannot continue with normal life activities while taking the medication!.
Persistent and intractable hiccups due to electrolyte imbalance (hypokalemia, hyponatremia) may benefit from drinking a carbonated beverage containing salt to normalize the potassium-sodium balance in the nervous system!. The carbonation promotes quicker absorption!.
The administration of intranasal vinegar is thought to be safe and handy method to stimulate dorsal wall of nasopharynx, where the pharyngeal branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (afferent of the hiccup reflex arc) is distributed!.[4] Digital rectal massage[5] has also been effective in some long-term cases!.
Dr!. Bryan R!. Payne, a neurosurgeon at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, has had some success with an experimental new procedure in which a vagus nerve stimulator is implanted in the upper chest of patients with an intractable case of hiccups!. "It sends rhythmic bursts of electricity to the brain by way of the vagus nerve, which passes through the neck!. The Food and Drug Administration approved the vagus nerve stimulator in 1997 as a way to control seizures in some patients with epilepsy!. In 2005, the agency endorsed the use of the stimulator as a treatment of last resort for people with severe depression!."[6]
Home remedies
While numerous home remedies are offered, they mostly fall into three broad categories!. These categories include purely psychosomatic cures centered around relaxation and distraction, cures involving swallowing and eating (with the rationale generally that this would remove irritants or reset mechanisms in the affected region), and cures involving controlled/altered breathing!.!.!.!.
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Well my mom always asked me a question like!.!.!.'What did you eat last Sunday!? And I would get so deep in thought trying to remember and out of the blue she would say "Your hiccups are gone aren't they!? and they would be and they wouldnt come back!.!.!.it works trust me!.Www@FoodAQ@Com