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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Hiccups
Sections: Key Features, Clinical Findings, Diagnosis, Treatment, Acute hiccups, Chronic hiccups,
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Topics Discussed: hiccup.
Excerpt: | |  Irritating nasopharynx by catheter stimulation or tongue traction, lifting uvula with a spoon, or eating 1 teaspoon (4-8 g) dry granulated sugar
Interrupting respiratory cycle by | | – Breath holding – Valsalva maneuver – Sneezing – Gasping – Rebreathing into bag |
Stimulating vagus nerve by carotid massage Irritating diaphragm by holding knees to chest or by continuous positive airway pressure during mechanical ventilation Relieving gastric distention by belching or insertion of a nasogastric tube |
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