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" 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.
What the heck I had those hiccups since early afternoon....my throat's pretty sore now....and I'm still at it. Everyone tried to help this afternoon with many suggestions but somehow the hiccups didn't go away. Except for one...a temporary solution though...LTA Raymond asked in chinese if I had eaten....I replied yes I've eaten...don't ask me why and how but somehow it did work...but only for a while. Better than nothing!
Well if you think my hiccups are long, check this out...according to Wikipedia.org, rare and prolonged cases of hiccups include a man named Charles Osborne who had the hiccups for 68 years, and in January 2007, a St. Petersburg Florida USA girl, Jennifer Mee, contracted hiccups for almost 6 weeks.
Here are some of the suggestions for curing hiccups:
- Making out
- Sudden shock or alarm. The resulting adrenaline rush will usually cure hiccups;
a common cure is to suddenly startle or shout at the sufferer - this only works
if they have no idea it's coming.
- For some, throwing up or vomiting the contents in one's stomach.
- By simply waiting until the hiccups subside. (HELL NO~!)
- Breathing into a bag or container....something like curing hyperventilation. (
(Gonna try this).
What the heck I had those hiccups since early afternoon....my throat's pretty sore now....and I'm still at it. Everyone tried to help this afternoon with many suggestions but somehow the hiccups didn't go away. Except for one...a temporary solution though...LTA Raymond asked in chinese if I had eaten....I replied yes I've eaten...don't ask me why and how but somehow it did work...but only for a while. Better than nothing!
Well if you think my hiccups are long, check this out...according to Wikipedia.org, rare and prolonged cases of hiccups include a man named Charles Osborne who had the hiccups for 68 years, and in January 2007, a St. Petersburg Florida USA girl, Jennifer Mee, contracted hiccups for almost 6 weeks.
Here are some of the suggestions for curing hiccups:
- Making out
- Sudden shock or alarm. The resulting adrenaline rush will usually cure hiccups;
a common cure is to suddenly startle or shout at the sufferer - this only works
if they have no idea it's coming.
- For some, throwing up or vomiting the contents in one's stomach.
- By simply waiting until the hiccups subside. (HELL NO~!)
- Breathing into a bag or container....something like curing hyperventilation. (
(Gonna try this).
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