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You may ask me why I ask that question.. somehow when I got asthma attack, if I get hiccups, I feel better quicker...

2007-03-22 15:04:44 · 4 answers · asked by mystery t 4 in Health Other - Health

4 answers

Swallow air or eat,drink fast.

2007-03-22 15:07:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

A hiccup or hiccough (normally pronounced "HICK-up") is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm; typically this repeats several times a minute. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes the glottis to close, creating the "hic" 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 singultus.

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, 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. It is reported that 30% of chemotherapy patients suffer singultus as a side effect of treatment

2007-03-22 22:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by Frankie 4 · 0 0

I get hiccups everytime I eat chilly food.

2007-03-22 22:08:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

when u drink water swallow it with air? that worked for me try drinking water and getting air in between its dangerous getting hickups when u have ashtma though..

2007-03-22 22:13:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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