Hiccups caused by insufficient blood supply to the heart

The heart is one of the most important organs in the human body and any problem with it will affect the entire body. But being important doesn't mean it won't cause any problems, many people still have heart disease. The most common case is when someone discovers that they are not getting enough blood to their heart. This is not a serious problem, but it should be treated with caution and medical attention if necessary. But recently some people have said that they are suffering from insufficient blood supply to their hearts and they are always hiccuping. Why is this?

1. Can heart disease cause hiccups?

Heart disease can cause hiccups. Heart disease has the characteristics of high morbidity, high mortality, suddenness and recurrence, and has become a major threat to human health.

Let me introduce it to you below. Hiccups are medically known as eructations. They are a reflex movement caused by the stimulation of spasms in the diaphragm or respiratory auxiliary muscles that separate the chest and abdominal cavities. Hiccups can be divided into two categories: benign self-limiting and refractory. The former is caused by eating too cold or too hot food or being overly nervous or excited. It is non-persistent and self-healing and does not require special treatment. The latter is mostly caused by improper diet, damage to stomach qi, depression, stomach qi reflux, or physical weakness after illness, excessive fatigue, or ulcers, epilepsy, brain tumors, drug allergies, etc. There are many diseases that can cause hiccups, and heart disease may cause hiccups. If it occurs in uremia, peritonitis, or after laparotomy, special care must be taken. Or if you have gastrointestinal, respiratory, heart disease or other diseases, you should also be cautious. If coronary heart disease is highly suspected, coronary angiography can be performed. The above content is an introduction to the relevant issues. I believe that after reading it, you will have a certain understanding of it. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

2. What to do if you keep hiccuping

1. Bend over to drink water

Drink a few sips of warm water, swallow it slowly, and bend over 90 degrees 10 to 15 times. Because the stomach is closer to the diaphragm, it can warm the diaphragm from the inside. When you bend over, the internal organs will also massage the diaphragm, relieving diaphragm spasms and achieving the purpose of stopping hiccups.

2. 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.

3. Use deep breathing

For example, if you have hiccups while eating, you can stop eating and take a few deep breaths, which will usually stop the hiccups in a short time.

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.

4. Breath-holding

Simply 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. Because stimulating the upper palate with chopsticks can induce the pharyngeal reflex, which can cause the patient to hold his breath suddenly, increasing the carbon dioxide concentration in the airway and thus interfering with the neural reflex activity of hiccups. However, people with poor cardiopulmonary function should use this method with caution.

A point on the midline, which is located slightly behind the junction of the hard and soft palates. Generally, one minute of massage can effectively control hiccups.

5. Startle method

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.

6. Paper bag breathing method

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

7. Sublingual sugar method

Take a spoonful of sugar and swallow it dry (without water), it can stop hiccups after a few minutes. Sugar in the mouth may change the original nerve impulses to prevent the diaphragm muscles from contracting intermittently.