HICCUPS! HOW TO GET RID OF HICCUPS INSTANTLY AT HOME?

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You may think that hiccups are not a serious problem to find out cure or remedy. But hiccups are annoying or an embarrassing when you are in a social gathering or attending a really important meeting. This when you want to find out the ways to get rid of it instantly. Generally, hiccups get resolve on its own within a short time. In some cases, hiccups may become persistent, sometime even lasting for more than 48 hours. These hiccups may frighten the affected person and cause real uneasiness. 

           

Let's find out what a hiccup really is before we explore the home remedies for hiccups.

Hiccup is a characteristic gulping sound generated due to an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm and respiratory organs associated with a sudden closure of the glottis.

These funny noises are coming from your diaphragm. Diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest and all hiccups start here. Te diaphragm almost always works perfectly when you inhale it pulls down to help pull air into the lungs. When you exhale with the relaxation of diaphragm the air flows out of your the lungs through the nose and mouth. But sometimes it may happen the diaphragm becomes irritated.  When this happens it pulls down in a jerky way which makes you suck air into your throat. Suddenly when the air rushing in hits your voice box your vocal cords closed suddenly and you're left with a big hiccup.

Some things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much an irritation in the stomach or the throat or feeling nervous or excited. Generally the hiccups last only a few minutes. In some cases the hiccups may last for days or even months but this is very abnormal and usually a sign of another medical problem 

What Are The Causes That Trigger Hiccups? 

Although there no definite causes of hiccups, we can identify few common triggers that are causing hiccups for less than 48 hours.  Common factors that could possibly trigger your hiccups are:

]  Eating too much or eating too fast at a time

]  Drinking too many carbonated beverages

]  Consumption of spicy foods

]  Consuming large amounts of alcohol

]  Sudden changes in stomach temperature. Such as can happen when eating something hot and followed with an icy drink

]  Swallowing too much air at the time of sucking or chewing

]  Sudden emotional excitement or stress which shortens your breath 

How To Get Rid Of Hiccups?

Here are a few self help techniques you might try on your own at home the next time you get the hiccups:

1.      DRINKING ICE WATER

Drinking water a simple but highly effective remedy at home for hiccups.  The swallowing mechanism associated with drinking slowly a glass of water relaxes the muscles of the diaphragm and helps to relieve hiccups. Drink a sip every five seconds, swallow and do that for the next you know 20 seconds. Belt down three to four glasses of cool water for a severe case of hiccups this should help to lengthen the gap between each hiccup and eventually relieve you of the condition

2.      HOLD YOUR BREATH

Hold a very deep breath as long as you can. Try to hold your breath for about 20 to 30 seconds.  This will cause blood carbon dioxide levels to rise. Our blood carbon dioxide controls ours respiratory system and in turn our diaphragm movement.   However the deeper breath you take the better it seems to work so it may not be just about raising carbon dioxide levels. Taking deep breadth and holding it make your body feel relaxed. Long holding your breath will definitely help you to get rid of hiccups.

3.      SCARE HICCUPS AWAY

This is a funny way to getting rid of hiccups. It is not possible to do it yourself, so if you have a friend ask them to scare or startle you tickle you. For your friend this maybe also a funny little trick to see if you can get rid of hiccups by getting scared. Hiccup is controlled by the vagus nerve, which connects the diaphragm. The hiccups stop after someone/something scares you as the vagus nerve gets distracted and engage with new task to fight the danger.

4.      BITING DOWN ON A LEMON

For this tip what you need is just a lemon and squeeze some juice into a tablespoon and just swallow.  that I've done this before and it has definitely worked it does kind of sound kind of gross because you're taking a whole tablespoon of lemon juice it's gonna be sour but guarantee you that the lemon juice is gonna work I hope those tips help

5.      BREATHE INTO A PAPER BAG

Breathing into a paper bag for 10 seconds. Breathing into paper bags calm down your central nervous system and relax you from emotional stress or excitement.    This will also raise the carbon dioxide levels in your blood which can help stop the hiccups.

6.      SUGAR FOR HICCUPS

Swallowing a spoonful of sugar is the most commonly and oldest remedy for hiccups.  Taking a spoonful of sugar and keep it under your tongue whenyou are hiccupping. Keep the sugar in your mouth until it dissolves then chew and swallow slowly. Sweet taste of the dissolved sugar in the mouth is believed to stimulate the vagus nerve and make you forget about hiccups.

7.      DRINKING WATER UPSIDE DOWN TO CURE HICCUPS

This is the faster trick to get rid of hiccups.  What you need to do is to drink this glass upside down. Drink   not from the normal drinking edge but from the opposite sideby tilting your head down.  Put your mouth on the opposite side of the drinking glass bend down and drink slowly upside down. Drinking at this posture makes the muscles to contract and stop the hiccups right away. This technique is most effective and works for everyone.

           

If your hiccup persists for more than 48 hours after trying all the remedies above, you must consult your doctor for any other complications. In some cases the hiccups may last for days or even months but this is very abnormal and usually a sign of another medical problem. You may need to take medication in order to stop these persistent hiccups that are lasting more than 48 hours.

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