One More Cure for Hiccups

I’ve published previously about how Paul Ingraham aided cure my patello-femoral ache syndrome.

A lot more just lately, Paul looked into hiccup cures because his father experienced an intractable case. What at last worked for dad? Breathing into a plastic bag.

Boosting blood CO2 (hypercapnia) by respiratory in a PLASTIC bag. This 1 is really plausible and is uncomplicated and harmless to check out. Hypercapnia undoubtedly influences some kinds of hiccups. The story (from a intelligent resource, a excellent “friend of PainSci”): “There’s an even easier way out of hiccups — at zero value. Realized it from my uncle, who examined drugs in Brazil in the 50s. Anesthetized people with hiccups ended up a pain, so they necessary to get rid of it ASAP. Method: breathing in a PLASTIC bag, tiny more than enough for you to get to hypercapnia (get larger blood levels of CO2). You have to keep the bag Actually limited close to nose and mouth to stop air from escaping, and if you have problems with dizziness, it’s advisable to sit down for it. As shortly as it will get not comfortable, primarily after 4-6 breaths, you can prevent, the hiccup will be gone. I don’t know what this does to the phrenic nerve, but it will work 100%.”

Safety Observe: Obviously there could be some hazard with this process. If he’d had small O2 or was struggling for breath, we probably wouldn’t have dared. (On the other hand, if he’d been in that condition, he would’ve been at the clinic.) But he was supervised, with no probability of having stuck, and a issue of only just a several breaths. Perhaps there was nevertheless some risk… but I imagine not managing those hiccups was also a hazard.

I’ve never tried that process for my hiccups. My own most loved residence solution is “drinking from the considerably aspect of the glass.” AKA, consuming water upside down. View this video of a superior ol’ boy demonstrating the approach though I would purpose for consuming at minimum 6-8 fl oz of drinking water before quitting. Really do not question me how it will work it may have a thing to do with the soft palate or diaphragm.

Steve Parker, M.D.