Why do I hiccup all the time?!
Question: I have hiccuped randomly for 9 years. Not spells but random hiccups. Anyone know what causes this? I saw a dr. once and he laughed!
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maybe you're chronically dehydrated. i believe that can cause hiccups.
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You do not breathe correctly
The following are some commonly suggested home remedies. While numerous remedies are offered, they mostly fall into a few broad categories. These categories include purely psychosomatic cures centered around relaxation and distraction, cures involving swallowing and eating (with the rationale generally that this would remove irritants or reset mechanisms in the affected region), and cures involving controlled/altered breathing.
While the first two categories may prove effective for many short lived and minor cases of hiccups, those suffering from an intractable case may become desperate sorting through various ineffective home remedies. Many of the cures centered around controlled breathing (i.e. holding breath) are often ineffective. The only underlying rationale could be the displacement of an irritated nerve through prolonged diaphragmatic expansion.
However, one respiratory remedy has a fairly sound rationale underlying it. Breathing into a bag or small enclosed container (ensuring that it is completely sealed around the mouth and nose) induces a state that is termed respiratory acidosis. The effect is caused by increasing the amount of inspired carbon dioxide, which then increases the serum level of carbon dioxide. These increased levels of CO2 lower the pH in the blood, hence creating a state of acidosis. This state of acidosis produces vasodilation and depression of the central nervous system. The effect allows for increased blood flow to the affected muscles, and suppression of the aberrant nervous impulses. Inducing a state of acidemia through hyperventilation is particularly effective in curing hiccups because the diaphragm rests directly against the pulmonary vasculature that is then flowing with especially low pH blood. This is a potentially dangerous action; and should only be done with another person present. As the serum CO2 level rises abruptly, the person will begin to feel lightheaded and within a few minutes will pass out. If done without a spotter, the person might either injure him or herself as he or she passes out, or pass out in such a way that the bag or container continues to prevent oxygen intake (see also asphyxia).
Additionally, another respiratory remedy, while having no sound scientific principle behind it, is paradoxically one of the most effective in treating persistent hiccups. One breathes out all the air that they are able to in one long exhalation then breathes in all the air they feel they possibly can in one continuous inhalation. The person then attempts to breathe in even more air in a series of short powerful puffs, until their lungs cannot hold any more. The person remains in this state for as long as they feel they can hold that breath in. Although the success rate is not 100%, many people find this method consistently works.
it can either be your breahing method or how much water you have in your body..if you get hiccups that often. you should drink a lot more water.and get another doctor! yours sounds like an a$$hole
Well the truth is that gas and air comes up through your stomach and then is fills your lungs without you even knowing. Since you are not aware at the time that you are going to hiccup it comes as a suprise and causes you to gulp. That is why you hiccup all the time.
Hiccups are caused by spasm of the diaphragm. When you inhale, it pulls down to help pull air into the lungs. When you exhale, it pushes up to help push air out of the lungs. When the diaphragm becomes irritated, it pulls down in a jerky way, which makes you suck air into your throat suddenly. When the air hits your voice box, you hiccup.
Some things that cause the spasm are : eating too quickly, eating too much, an irritation in the stomach, irritation of the throat, or being nervous and excited. Since this happens to you on a regular basis, you might want to check with your doctor.
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