What to do if you have crazy hiccups

When you hiccup, you will feel a sudden contraction. If the hiccups are severe, you will continue to hiccup, and the chest will continue to contract. If we burp suddenly at work or in a meeting with many people, we will feel embarrassed, and it will be even more embarrassing if there are people of the opposite sex in front of us. Both the elderly and children will burp, especially when they eat quickly and have a dry throat. So what to do with crazy hiccups?

1. Take a deep breath

If you have hiccups while eating, you can stop eating and take a few deep breaths. This will usually stop the hiccups in a short time.

2. Acupressure

When hiccups occur frequently, you can press the "Shao Shang" points on both sides with your fingers or ask someone else to do so. The "Shao Shang" point is located on the radial side of the root of the thumb nail, about 0.6 cm away from the edge of the nail, at the junction of the black and white flesh. When pressing, a certain amount of force should be used so that the patient feels obvious pain. The patient can perform compression by alternating hands.

3. Massage

Take a thin stick, wrap one end with cotton (if there is no stick at hand, you can use the thin end of a bamboo chopstick wrapped with cotton instead), put it into the patient's mouth, and use the soft end to massage a point on the midline of the anterior soft palate. This point is located just slightly behind the junction of the hard and soft palate. Generally, one minute of massage can effectively control hiccups.

4. Bend over to drink water

When you bend your body to 90 degrees, drink a few gulps of warm water. Since the stomach is closer to the diaphragm, it can warm the diaphragm from the inside. When you bend over, your internal organs will also massage the diaphragm, relieving diaphragm spasms and instantly stopping hiccups.

5. Breath-holding

Just hold your breath for 30 to 45 seconds, or take a clean chopstick and put it in your mouth, gently stimulate the back 1/3 of the upper palate, and the hiccups will stop immediately. However, people with poor cardiopulmonary function should use this method with caution.

6. Startle

You can also stop the hiccups by patting the person on the back when they are not paying attention. Because fright, as a strong emotional stimulus, can be transmitted through the cortex to the subcutaneous center, inhibiting diaphragm spasm. However, people with high blood pressure or heart disease should use it with caution.

7. Paper Bag Breathing

Cover your mouth and nose with a small plastic bag and take 3 to 5 deep breaths. Re-inhaling the exhaled carbon dioxide increases the concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood and suppresses hiccups.

8. Tongue stretching

When the hiccups continue, place a piece of clean gauze on your tongue and pinch your tongue with your fingers to stretch it outwards. At this time, you will feel gas rising in your abdomen and the hiccups will naturally disappear.

9. Sneeze to stop hiccups

When you have hiccups, if you find a way to sneeze, it will stop the hiccups. You can sniff pepper with your nose to make you sneeze.

10. When a baby has hiccups, you can pick up the baby and gently tickle the baby's mouth or ears with your fingertips until the baby laughs, and the hiccups will stop.