Hiccups

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Hiccups. In rare cases hiccups that last longer than 48 hours can be due to a medical condition or a medicine youre taking. Once triggered the reflex causes a strong contraction of the diaphragm followed about a quarter of a second later by closure of the vocal cords. The frequency is relatively constant for a given individual and varies inversely with arterial carbon dioxide tension PaCO 2The loudness and rapidity of hiccups are unrelated.

Related words and phrases. Hiccups may be persistent enough to interfere with eating sleep and speech. Otherwise treatment options include medicines surgery and other procedures.

Hiccup noun PROBLEM C a problem that delays or interrupts something for a while but does not usually cause serious difficulties. Each contraction is followed by a sudden closure of your vocal cords which produces the characteristic hic sound. Hiccups also spelled hiccough are sudden involuntary contractions spasms of the diaphragm muscle.

A heavy cross to bear idiom. We present the case of a 19-year-old man in which intractable hiccups was the first and most prominent symptom of a serious underlying neurologic disorder. It marks the boundary between your chest and abdomen.

Hiccups shouldnt prevent you from enjoying your daily activities. Typically this is fewer than four or more than 30. The hiccup is an involuntary action involving a reflex arc.

Theres often no obvious reason why you get hiccups but some people find certain things trigger their hiccups such as. When the muscle spasms the vocal cords snap shut producing the hiccup sound. When should I go see a healthcare provider.