Pharmacotherapy/Treatment Of Hiccup
Hiccup (scientific name is singultus, synchronous diaphragmatic flutter, SDF) are involuntary repetitive contraction of the diaphragm. The diaphragm is the muscles that separate the chest from the abdomen. It assists in breathing. Hiccup occurs when there is simultaneous closure of the diaphragm and the vocal cord. This put pressure in the vocal cord leading to a hic sound. Some call it hiccough. There is no known benefit of hiccup unlike cough. Often, it affects a single diaphragm and not the two. It affects the left diaphragm more (80 percent). Hiccups occur more in the evening. Hiccup remedy Hiccups can last a few minutes to months. It affects people all over the world with episodes more in children. Children spend about 2.5 percent of their time hiccuping. Episodes reduce in adulthood. Affects more males than females. Females have a peak period during their cycle when it occurs. Most hiccups go on their own. They do not require medical intervention. They hardly cause complications....
