Why, Lord?
For most of yesterday and some of this morning, I've been afflicted with hiccups. What made the past 36 hours any different from any other time? Dunno, but I had to work while hiccupping yesterday. My American coworker started laughing at one point, and while I didn't like being laughed at, I could understand why someone might find the situation funny. I left work early and went home, where I had several more hiccup attacks. Right now, everything's fine, but life offers no guarantees. We'll see whether this is just a passing phase or my new normal. If I can get through today without hiccupping, that'll be nice. I did notice that some attacks seemed to be associated with eating and drinking, so maybe I've finally found a diet that works.
UPDATE: have hiccupped a bit at work today as well, but I've discovered that the breathe-into-a-paper-bag method works the best of all the methods for me for stopping them. Things that trigger the current bout of hiccups: (a) nothing, (b) fizzy drinks, (c) swallowing (esp. swallowing fast). It doesn't matter. I'm adapting to this weird new reality. Will be curious to see how long this lasts. It's certainly a first.
Everyone's got their hiccup remedies, right?
ReplyDeleteI've heard some people say that a cold spoon against the forehead works, but that sounds crazy. Me, I just take a deep breath and hold it until the hiccups go away or I pass out.
Good luck beating them bastards.
Normally, I'm a breath-holder, too, but that wasn't working this time around. Breathing into a bag seems to be a cousin of holding one's breath (using CO2 to deaden the nerves in the diaphragm that are related to hiccupping). I tried the acupressure method of pressing on your philtrum. No dice. I tried the spoonful-of-sugar method, the drink-water-quickly method, and a few others. The bag method actually works, so I'm sticking with it. I wrote that you're supposed to use a paper bag, but all I have is plastic. Seems to work fine. Thanks for the well-wishes.
ReplyDeleteCould this be a symptom of something you be concerned about? I've never had a hiccup episode that lasted for hours, let alone days. Hope this passes soon.
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