What causese Hiccups???!
Question:
What causese Hiccups???
I get hiccups once in a while but some of my friends get them everyday???
please answer if you know for sure
Answers:
Hiccups in general are caused by a variety of causes.
It can be easily caused by taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing, drinking an alcoholic beverage to excess, crying out loud (sobbing causes air to enter the stomach), some smoking situations where abnormal inhalation can occur (in tobacco or other smoke like cannabis, perhaps balance.
Hiccups may also be caused by pressure to the phrenic nerve, which isnt as common.
If it continues to happen, and becomes any sort of a problem, see your doctor, just in case.
How to get rid of them:
-Holding your breath for several seconds and then slowly breathing out with pursed lips
-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 level of carbon dioxide in the serum. 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 hypoventilation 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.
-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 a small gas bubble coming at the very base of the throat, ready to be burped.
-Drink a glass of water or other liquid all at once (i.e. all in one gulp)
-Eating a spoonful of sugar or peanut butter (peanut butter is hard to eat, distracting the hiccups)
-Blowing up a balloon
-Inducing sneezing
If you have any further questions, feel free to message/email me.
EmilyRN