Hiccough all day, what to do? Hiccough: treatment

Hiccups most often do not cause people's fears. After all, this is a temporary state, which you can cope with without the help of doctors. This is what I want to talk about in this article.

Causes

At the very beginning, you need to understand what isa hiccup (from a medical point of view). So, this is a nonspecific and non-dangerous violation of the function of external respiration. This condition causes the jerky convulsive contraction of the diaphragm. There may be several reasons for this:

Hiccups in adults can occur due to hypothermia. Also it is typical for kids and people who are in a state of intoxication.
Exacerbation of the stomach. This is also another cause of hiccups. And it happens because of the most common overeating. There is an involuntary contraction of the muscles of the esophagus, where food can get stuck.
Irritation of the diaphragmatic nerve. Hiccup itself is a kind of nervous tic. If this nerve is irritated, it "transfers" its excitation to the diaphragmatic muscles. As a result, spasms occur.
Hiccups as a symptom of some diseases(inflammatory processes in the abdominal cavity or irritation of the diaphragm). Also, hiccups can cause diseases such as kidney failure, tumors in the esophagus or chest.

Method 1: Swallowing

If a person has a hiccough all day, what should I do? So, you can cope with the problem if you try the method of swallowing. To do this, you need to complete the following steps:

It is necessary to open your mouth and hold it in such a state for a couple of minutes (if you want to swallow, you need to try not to do it).
At a time when the hiccups are approaching, one must continue to swallow.

For 3-5 minutes this method with hiccough can handle. In this case, we must remember that the chest should not squeeze the clothes.

Method 2: Swallow the air

Tortured hiccough all day long? What can I do to get rid of this condition? In this case, you can try to swallow the air.

It is necessary to collect the air.
Without releasing it, the air must be swallowed.
Swallow the air immediately before you feel the approach of hiccups.

Variation of this method: gradually you need to take on air in small portions, swallowing it. Do this until the moment when you can not do without exhalation. Cope with hiccups in this way you can also in a few minutes.

Method 3. Drawings

If there is no hiccough, you can trycoping with it by drawing. For this, on expiration, you need to slow your breathing, and on inhalation, dramatically change its direction so that it automatically becomes an inspiration. In this case, the hiccup can pass almost instantaneously, in about 10 cycles.

Method 4. Language and Ears

Do not go hiccough all day long? What can I do to change this? You can cope with the problem with your own ears and language.

Slowly breathe out the air. Exhale it is necessary until the body does not make a person inhale.
Then you need to breathe deeply and stick out your tongue.
Then you have to fully hold your breath for 40 seconds. At the same time, you have to plug your ears with your fingers.
Then you need to breathe out as slowly as possible.

Method 5: Swallowing hiccups

How else can you cope with hiccoughs? So why not try to swallow it? To do this, you need to take a glass of water and just drink it. Variations, how to drink water, a few:

It should be drunk in small sips (while swallowing should be audible).
The way of dancers: it is necessary that another person give a drink to the hiccuper. This should be done so that the hiccuper reaches for water as much as possible. If there is no assistant, you should try to drink water without the help of hands.
You can drink a glass of water through a straw. Variation: you need to take two straws, one of which is inserted into the glass in the usual way, the second is taken out by the glass and clamped with fingers.

If there is a hiccup in a child, this method is the most simple and convenient for the baby. And the smallest children should be given a drink of water from a bottle with a pacifier (or put it to your chest).

Method 6: Eating and drinking

Cope with hiccoughs in the following ways:

You can drink cucumber brine (half a teaspoon every 7-10 seconds). Do this until the hiccups stop.
You can eat a tablespoon of honey or brown sugar. To do this, for 10 seconds, the contents should be placed in the mouth, and then take a sip with a small amount of water.
Some people cope with hiccups with salt. You need to eat a teaspoon of her spoon (5 grams), drinking a glass of water.

Method 7. Belching

Excellent helps to cope with hiccough eructations. You just need to swallow the air until his remnants come out with a belch. After that, the hiccup will stop.

When to see a doctor

If almost everything is tried and does not passhiccough all day, what can I do to cope with the problem? It is necessary to address to the doctor. However, this should be done if the patient has already tried all other available ways to get rid of this condition. What, then, can the doctor advise? First of all, he must exclude all possible diseases that can cause this symptom. Further the doctor, most likely, will appoint or nominate one of following preparations:

The drug "Thorazine" (active ingredient - chlorpromazine). This medicine, which is used exclusively for getting rid of hiccups and is suitable even for short-term therapy.
The drug "Reglan" (active substance - metoclopramide). Most often this medicine is used to stimulate the purification of the stomach. However, it can also be prescribed in case of prolonged hiccups.
If a person has hiccups, treatment can be carried out with a drug such as "Baclofen" (muscle relaxant).
Other medications. These can be various kinds of anticonvulsants, stimulants, mild tranquilizers and arrhythmia.

For children

What can you do if there is a hiccup in the child? So, for this purpose cheerful ways of disposal of it will approach:

You can drink some water in different ways.
You can also try to inflate the ball (variation of breath into a paper bag).
Tickling. Excellent helps to cope with hiccough tickling (in some cases, tickling and giggling laughter can also cause hiccups).
You can advise the baby to hold his tongue while breathing.