hiccups

[Beap52 1,041]

I've had the hiccups for the past 28m hours.   Yesterday afternoon I was texting a buddy and trying to text with hiccups is a pain in itself.  They are currently coming and going and don't seem to be as severe as when they started.  Last night about every two hours I'd wake up with the blasted hiccups.  Shortly after midnight, I googled "cure for hiccups."  sip ice water, gargle ice water, eat a spoon of dry sugar  (not that fun to do) and  none of them worked. There were other suggestions such as pull tongue--didn't try that one.   The doctor sites on internet suggested visiting doctor if persist more than 48 hours. Come Monday morning, if I'm still plagued with them I'm making a trip to local doctor. 

 

This afternoon I watched our six year old special needs grandson.  If I would hiccup loud enough for him to hear, he would try to mimic me--Only good thing to these miserable things!

[adsm08 2,395]

Have you tried a muscle relaxer? Hiccups are essentially a muscle spasm.

[jac 2]

light a pack of matches , put lit matches out in glass of water . drink water, sulfer from matches gets rid of hiccups.

[SylvanLakeWH 26,599]

I get a mouthful of water, bend over and slowly swallow it... supposedly the rhythm of the muscles needed to swallow "uphill" is what relaxes the muscles... works for me usually... 

[953 nut 56,774]

Our minister had the hiccups for over a week and ended up at the walk-in clinic for a remedy. Don't know what they prescribed but it worked. I found his sermon while hiccupping to be memorable,   not inspirational but memorable.

[Blasterdad 2,798]

Slowly breathe fully in & out 4 times.

Upon the 4th full inhale hold your breath for about 20 seconds.

Slowly exhale then inhale normally.

Hiccups gone.

 

[rmaynard 15,805]

18 minutes ago, Blasterdad said:

Slowly breathe fully in & out 4 times.

Upon the 4th full inhale hold your breath for about 20 seconds.

Slowly exhale then inhale normally.

Hiccups gone.

 

That was my cure for years. But when my kids would get the hiccups, I would make them stand at attention in front of me. Then I would tell them to go ahead and hiccup. Invariably they could never hiccup. Done until next time.

Same son now insists that drinking a glass of water through a paper towel works. I've never tried it, but like the standing at attention, I think it's mostly psychological.

[Blasterdad 2,798]

9 minutes ago, rmaynard said:

I think it's mostly psychological.

Yep, I've cured myself & others for years doing this, I agree that concentrating on something else helps push the reset button. 

[Achto 28,194]

I tried all the exercises to get rid of hiccups, nothing really worked for me so I had to turn chemicals. A shot of pickle juice works good for a minor case, add 12 drops of Tabasco sauce to that shot for a more severe case. For a real extreme case where the first 2 don't work, I resort to a 1/2 shot of bitters. Extreme and harsh tasting ,but never had a case where bitters didn't take care of 'em for me.  

[EB-80/8inPA 1,754]

I was told to try yelling into a colander, but it only strained my voice.

[SylvanLakeWH 26,599]

9 minutes ago, EB-80/8inPA said:

I was told to try yelling into a colander, but it only strained my voice.

 

Made my day!!!

 

[tunahead72 2,485]

12 hours ago, Blasterdad said:

Slowly breathe fully in & out 4 times.

Upon the 4th full inhale hold your breath for about 20 seconds.

Slowly exhale then inhale normally.

Hiccups gone.

 

Knock on wood, this works for me.

 

[Beap52 1,041]

Thanks to all who responded about hiccups.  I tried several of the suggestions plus others that friends suggested such as placing a pencil behind each ear (suppose to be pressure points behind ears).

 

First time for this infliction.  Hiccupping about 80% of the time with mild indigestion.  I've been going for  mild meals as I'm ready to move on. 

 

So, on Monday, I went to a doctor. He suggested a spoon of powdered lemonade mix such as Country TIme Lemonade MIx as possible cure for hiccups.  After blood work, chest x-ray and CT of my head final verdict is over the counter medicine for heartburn/acid reflux.  If not better after three or four days (and LONG nights) call back..  They'll probably recommend two spoons of lemonade mix and a swig of calamine lotion!  

 

 

 

 

[Beap52 1,041]

IT's been seven days since hiccups started so I decided to follow up with doctor.  At doctor's orders, for the past three days, I've been taking a OTC medication for heart burn/acid reflux.  Pharmacists said it could take up to 4 days to beginning to have an effect and although hiccups are some better, I really didn't want to face the next three nights fighting with them if some relief could be found.   Still waking up every two hours with hiccups.

 

The doctor said I could potentially  face 3 to four or more weeks of hiccups.  When I suggested that one of our buds here at Wheelhorse website suggested muscle relaxer she located one that wouldn't require special permission from insurance company and ordered for me.  There ya go, you all are are better than just trouble shooting rusty ole tractors!

 

In addition to home cures for hiccups within this site, it been suggested to me to take a spoon full of yellow mustard (as told by 72 year old barber who said that was his father's cure).  Raise your arm up over your head and hold your breath. There are others but don't want to drag this thing out.

[Beap52 1,041]

I'm cured (I hope!)!  Haven't hiccupped since yesterday morning. Finally sleeping all night like I should.  

 

I don't know what brought them on (possibly acid reflux?) nor what brought them to an end but I'm back on full feed.  

 

Thanks for all the suggestions. 

[Achto 28,194]

1 hour ago, Beap52 said:

I don't know what brought them on (possibly acid reflux?) nor what brought them to an end but I'm back on full feed

 

Any new stress? My brother had a bad case of hic-ups for over 2 weeks after he got orders to take command of some troops out of country. This was his first command of this sort.

[c-series don 9,266]

Funny, because today at work I was thinking “I wonder if that guy still has the hiccups?!!” 

[Beap52 1,041]

2 hours ago, Achto said:

 

Any new stress? My brother had a bad case of hic-ups for over 2 weeks after he got orders to take command of some troops out of country. This was his first command of this sort.

No new stress.  Been working on puzzles and building a dilapidated house for the train set waiting for warm weather.