One More Cure for Hiccups

I’ve written beforehand about how Paul Ingraham helped cure my patello-femoral pain syndrome.

Extra lately, Paul looked into hiccup cures as a result of his father had an intractable case. What lastly labored for dad? Respiratory right into a plastic bag.

Boosting blood CO2 (hypercapnia) by inhaling a PLASTIC bag. This one is kind of believable and is simple and secure to strive. Hypercapnia undoubtedly impacts some sorts of hiccups. The story (from a wise supply, an excellent “buddy of PainSci”): “There’s a fair simpler manner out of hiccups — at zero price. Realized it from my uncle, who studied drugs in Brazil within the 50s. Anesthetized sufferers with hiccups had been a ache, so that they wanted to eliminate it ASAP. Methodology: inhaling a PLASTIC bag, sufficiently small so that you can get to hypercapnia (get increased blood ranges of CO2). You need to maintain the bag REALLY tight round nostril and mouth to forestall air from escaping, and if in case you have troubles with dizziness, it’s advisable to sit down down for it. As quickly because it will get uncomfortable, principally after 4-6 breaths, you’ll be able to cease, the hiccup will likely be gone. I don’t know what this does to the phrenic nerve, however it works 100%.”

Security Be aware: Clearly there could possibly be some hazard with this technique. If he’d had low O2 or was struggling for breath, we seemingly wouldn’t have dared. (Then again, if he’d been in that state, he would’ve been on the hospital.) However he was supervised, with no chance of getting caught, and a matter of solely just some breaths. Maybe there was nonetheless some danger… however I believe not treating these hiccups was additionally a danger.

I’ve by no means tried that technique for my hiccups. My private favourite dwelling treatment is “consuming from the far facet of the glass.” AKA, consuming water the other way up. Watch this video of an excellent ol’ boy demonstrating the approach though I might purpose for consuming no less than 6-8 fl oz of water earlier than quitting. Don’t ask me the way it works; it could have one thing to do with the taste bud or diaphragm.

Steve Parker, M.D.