Hiccups is a symptom of discomfort, causing inconvenience to people. Here are some of the causes and how to cure hiccups.
Who gets hiccups?
Anyone can be little hiccups once in a lifetime. Hiccups usually harmless attack and did not last long. There are also cases of prolonged continuous difficulties in daily life.
Why hiccups?
Hiccups due to spasm of the diaphragm unwanted. The diaphragm is located between the chest and abdomen, keeping the important tasks in the breath. Once it spasms, wire your sound will be closed very quickly cause distinctive sound of hiccups.
Causes Hiccups:
- The nerves to the diaphragm is stimulated by eating hot and spicy, hot and cold food mixed, large meals, eating in moderation, drinking too much alcohol, drink more soda, regular drinking water.
- The body weakness, insomnia, loss of appetite. Smoking. Suddenly moved. Constipation.
- What causes prolonged hiccups usually caused by diseases such as diaphragmatic hernia, abscess under the diaphragm or the lung, heart, ischemia, increased blood urea ...
Cure for hiccups: may apply the following:
- When rung, constantly drinking small sips, drink a glass of cold water slowly, continuously swallowed, or take a lump of ice, sucking and sucking until the hiccups disappeared.
- Using two index fingers of both hands tucked tightly into the ears half a minute.
- Use a cotton swab to lightly massage the back of the mouth for 1 minute.
- Open your mouth, you find the reed and then use a teaspoon reed lift up a few times.
- Hold your breath: Using your index finger and thumb to squeeze the nostrils closed, and closed mouth, bulging cheeks and then put gas on the ears. Each time to do so 2-3 seconds, then rest for 2-3 seconds and repeat 15-20 times.
- Dry swallowing a teaspoon of sugar. If performance hiccups will stop after a few minutes. For children, can take half a teaspoon of sugar mixed in 120ml of water. In addition you can chew and swallow a piece of dry bread.
- Squat, leaning up on his knees to his chest when all rung out loud.
If hiccups attack lasted several hours, but try the above measures are not effective, should see a doctor. The doctor will give you a few drinks or injection drug detoxification hiccups can be effective.