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Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip
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Hiccups are very common for people of all age groups. They generally come and go and are there only for a short duration. There is nothing more cute than observing a baby hiccuping. But it may be dangerous if it occurs for a longer duration of time and may indicate an underlying medical condition and requires medical attention. A toddler may experience hiccuping if he or she inhales a lot of air or eats too fast. Certain other factors which can lead to hiccuping include intake of carbo...more
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Last Updated: 9 years ago• Featured Tip
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Only 2 remedies have I ever know to actually work. The first listed makes the most sense, since a hiccups is simply a spasm of the diaphragm, and you need to disrupt this spasm. The second offers no rhyme or reason, but works nonetheless.
Breath in as deeply as you can, then exhale as hard as you can; repeat 10 times; when exhaling the last time, keep the air pushed out, not taking another breath for as long as you can stand. This normally works the first try, but repeat if necessary. Be sur...more
Breath in as deeply as you can, then exhale as hard as you can; repeat 10 times; when exhaling the last time, keep the air pushed out, not taking another breath for as long as you can stand. This normally works the first try, but repeat if necessary. Be sur...more
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Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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You are sitting with a colleague and all of a sudden you hear that 'hic' sound and you try to pass it off in good humor, but it just doesn't end and there is that 'hic' sound again and not only it is increasing with each passing second it also becomes louder. Hiccups have a tendency to arise at some of the most inappropriate moments and although it is a health condition, is embarrassing for all of us. Clinically hiccups are defined as involuntary contractions of the diaphragm muscle, located at ...more
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A classic hiccups cure involves eating a big spoonful of peanut butter. In the process of chewing and getting it off your tongue and teeth, your swallowing and breathing patterns are interrupted. And hence, the hiccups will be history.
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peel a small piece of fresh ginger and chew on it slowly to get rid of your hiccups.
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peel a small piece of fresh ginger and chew on it slowly to get rid of your hiccups.
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For head jerks start putting 2 drops warmed cow ghee in your both nostrils, your head jerks will be gone permanently, do not go for allopathy medicines your condition will only worsen, cow ghee on the other hand reaches those areas of your brain where allopathy and even homeopathy fails to reach, secondly keep your head in east or south direction while sleeping. Start doing surya namaskar and brahmbari pranayam for yet another amazing result. Start drinking shyam tulsi kaadha everday, put mashed...more
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Dear lybrate-user, hiccups is actually very common in gall bladder disease though it is overlooked. If it persists for more than 48 hrs. In one go, then he will require medication to get it stopped. However there are various maneuvers that can be used to to stop the hiccups by breaking the cycle. Like breathing into a bag. Holding breath, drinking a glass of water etc. You can consult me for more doubts regarding this online by clicking on my photo and booking an appointment however, if you foun...more
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