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What about hiccups all the time? Summary of the most effective methods for treating hiccups

What about hiccups all the time? Summary of the most effective methods for treating hiccups

4hw.com.cn: sometimes eating too fast or too late and too full will cause hiccups. It can't be relieved for a time. It's very uncomfortable. What about hiccups all the time? Let's look at the most effective way to cure hiccups.

Hiccup (also known as hiccup) is a common physiological phenomenon in life. It is caused by the spasm and contraction of diaphragm (located between chest and abdominal cavity). It is often seen after eating too fast, too full, or after the cold and hot stimulation of food.

The sound of burping is short and urgent, at least 1-2 times, lasting for 3-5 minutes. Many can be continuous, or even can't stop at all, which is very embarrassing and painful.

Speaking of this, many people may think of the secret collection of drinking water, holding breath and being frightened circulated on the Internet. Are they all reliable?

Let's analyze it today.

Why do people burp?

Between our chest and abdominal cavity, there is a thick muscle membrane called diaphragm. Like other organs of the body, the diaphragm is also rich in nerve distribution and blood supply.

When various factors (such as diet or hot and cold stimulation) stimulate the diaphragm and transmit the stimulation signal to the brain, the brain will send instructions to make the diaphragm contract, so burping occurs.

What methods can quickly inhibit hiccups?

As we mentioned earlier, burping is a symptom caused by phrenic nerve excitation and continuous muscle spasm and contraction. Therefore, to inhibit burping, we should also start from these two aspects - that is, to inhibit nerve excitation and control phrenic contraction.

Shock: when frightened, the human body is highly nervous and sympathetic nerves are excited. Concentrate all efforts to deal with the crisis, and other unnecessary nerve excitement and muscle contraction will all stop. Of course, diaphragm contraction and hiccups also stop.

Suffocation: continuous hiccups are mainly caused by the retraction of diaphragm muscles. The purpose of holding breath is to stretch the diaphragm, relieve the spasm of the diaphragm, and then stop hiccups.

Drink water: there is no scientific basis for drinking water to inhibit hiccups. On the contrary, drinking water when hiccups can't stop may cause choking or even suffocation. Don't try rashly.

Note: the method of startling and holding breath has a certain effect on the rapid inhibition of hiccups, but it is not suitable for the elderly or patients with heart disease to avoid danger.

Repeated and continuous hiccups may be a precursor of the disease

As we said earlier, under normal circumstances, hiccups, especially those that can't stop, must be caused by some kind of stimulation and won't happen for no reason.

So if your hiccups always happen for no reason, or you often can't stop, you need to be vigilant about whether it is a sign of disease.

Neuroscientist Diana Greene Chandos pointed out that unexplained hiccups are likely to be a precursor of stroke, especially for elderly women. Tumor, digestive tract disease, nerve injury and even inner ear disease may also be the real reason why hiccups can't stop.