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Hiccups
Hiccups are a harmless yet irksome condition characterized by a contraction of the diaphragm. Hiccups usually go away with simple home remedies, but chronic hiccups may require medical intervention.
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Is it normal for a puppy to have the Hiccups I mean every day she gets them?
No my dog gets them maybe once a week
When will hiccup stop after gastrectomy?
Hiccups after a gastrectomy can vary in duration, often depending on individual factors and the extent of surgery. Generally, they may resolve within a few days to a couple of weeks post-operation. If hiccups persist beyond this period or become bothersome, it's advisable to consult a healthcare professional for further evaluation and management.
If you are mute do you make a sound when you sneeze cough or hiccup?
Yes, to be a mute just means you do not talk by choice or by a disorder/problem with your vocal cords.
Is it common to get hiccups after eating when pregnant?
It is very common to get hiccups after eating when pregnant.
which causes a twitch to occur in the diaphragm.
People get hiccups for drinking to much water
Having Hiccups
Causes
- Hiccups are caused by irritation and stimulation of the nerves in the esophagus, stomach, and diaphragm. This causes the diaphragm to contract in spasms.
- Eating too fast or swallowing too much air can also create hiccups.
- Drink water
- Hold your breath
- Drink water while simultaneously holding your breath (don't breathe through your nose)
- Take a teaspoon of sugar
- Take a teaspoon of peanut butter
- Drink a glass of water and then turn upside-down (to get your mind off the hiccups).
- Breathe in from a paper bag to increase the carbon dioxide - this can suppress the breathing stimulus
- Anything that distracts you mentally can also alter the triggering reflex
Hiccups can be caused by irritation to the diaphragm (muscle that allows people to breathe), odd-paced breathing, or anything that drastically affects the pattern of breathing, such as drinking a large amount of water.
A hiccup is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm; typically this repeats several times a minute. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes the epiglottis to close, creating the "hic" listen noise. A bout of hiccups generally resolves itself without intervention, although many home remedies are in circulation that claim to shorten the duration, and medication is occasionally necessary. By extension, the term "hiccup" is also used to describe a small and unrepeated aberration in an otherwise consistent pattern. The medical term is singultus1. While many cases develop spontaneously, hiccups are known to develop often in specific situations, such as eating too quickly, taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing, drinking an alcoholic beverage to excess, crying out loud (sobbing causes air to enter the stomach), some smoking situations where abnormal inhalation can occur (in tobacco or other smoke like cannabis, perhaps triggered by precursors to coughing, or in the case of cannabis, by precursors to laughter), or electrolyte imbalance. Hiccups may be caused by pressure to the phrenic nerve by other anatomical structures, or rarely by tumors and certain kidney disease.
Hiccups are muscle spasms of the diaphragm. They are caused by irritation of the diaphragm or the phrenic nerve which controls it. This can be as simple as eating too much (so the stretched stomach pressed up against the diaphragm) or lung cancer.
Hiccups are caused by irriation to the phrenic or vagus nerves, related to breathing and the nerves of the esophagus and stomach. These are associated with the diaphragm (breathing muscles) and cause spasmodic inhalations known as hiccups. The diaphragm suddenly pulls down, causing the epiglottis to close. Most people hiccup if they eat too fast or drink too fast, or even take in a breath too fast.
Normal hiccups can often be stopped by increasing the carbon dioxide level of the blood in the lower lungs (holding your breath), or by diluting an underlying stomach irritation with water.
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The physical reason we hiccup is due to sudden contractions of muscles used for respiration, specifically to inhale. As the muscles begin to move, the glottis snaps shut and closes off the windpipe, causing the 'hic' noise associated with hiccups.
The science world is still trying to work out the actual purpose of hiccups, suggested theories are:
- that it's a link to our evolutionary past as water-dwelling creatures;
- that unborn babies hiccup either as a way to prepare the respiratory muscles for breathing after birth, or to keep amniotic fluid out of the lungs whilst still in the womb;
- that it helps mammals learn to suckle (the sequence of muscle movements required for both suckling and hiccuping are very similar).
None of these theories have been proved as yet.
You get hiccups when your diaphragm gets irritated. Your diaphragm is located below your lungs and helps you breathe. It normally pulls down when you breathe in, but when you get the hiccups it pulls down in a jerky manner. When the air reaches your voice box; you'll hear a hiccup!
If you want to get the hiccups, try swallowing a lot of air. Or, try eating very fast without fully swallowing your food.
What type of vinegar gets rid of hiccups the fastest?
Any kind of vinegar will work. The reason for hiccups is a too much oxygen from an abnormal breathing pattern. When the vinegar is consumed it helps block the oxygen and regulates the breathing once again.
Well it depends on how far along you maybe. It is possible if you are anywhere from four to nine months along. :) Good luck
When you hiccup are you the only person in the world hiccuping?
no hiccups happen at random times and anyone can get them at anytime
There is a list of 230 conditions that can trigger dry cough, but hiccups are not on the list. A few of things that can cause dry cough are bronchitis, croup, allergies, and the flu.
Where could you get a copy of Chew and Hiccup by Book Oven?
Are you referring to the song "Chew and Hiccup" by Book Oven?
How do you instantly cure the hiccups?
You canot instantly cure the hiccups because it involves a spasm of a large muscle (your diaphragm). The best way to get rid of your hiccups is to hold your breath until you feel as though you are going to pass out. But prevention is even better. If you get the hiccups a lot you might want to stay away from sodas and other beverages with carbonation-like beer. And no straws for you-the act of sipping through the straw increases the amount of gas in your stomach and therefore your chances of getting the hiccups.
Yes. All animals containing a diaphragm can hiccup. That includes dolphins and whales.
You had painful hiccups for two days?
It sounds like the mediastinum muscle in the chest has a wrinkle in it and is trying to get rid of it with hiccups. There are also other reasons for chronic hiccups. See your general practitioner or go to the Urgent Care clinic your insurance carrier covers. If it gets extremely painful go to the emergency department at the hospital covered by your insurance carrier. Now this is going to sound strange. My physician mother had an old remedy that worked well on me when I was I child. I got the hiccups often. She would give me a heaping teaspon of sugar. She made me swallow it alone with no liquid. It worked well. But, remember the information I gave you above is crucial. Do not do the sugar routine if the person is in terrible pain. Seek medical care.
Does hiccups mean your growing?
no, hiccups are a twitch in the muscles around the throat. if you get hiccups more often than other people, that's not weird, everyones different
Are hiccups a side effect of conscious sedation?
It appears to be a common side affect, depending upon the drugs used in the IV. I just had the beginning part of a tooth implant procedure, under conscious sedation, and I have had the hiccups 8 times in two days. I am inclined to assume its from the medication.
There are several medical conditions that may cause hiccups.
It may come from nervous system disorders, toxic or metabolic disorders affecting the nervous system, hyperglycemia.
And, in dogs, late stage liver disease may cause hiccups.
