Children like hiccups may be caused by physiological factors such as imperfect development and inhalation of too much air, as well as other causes such as gastroesophageal reflux, meningitis, and pleurisy.
1. Physiological factors: If a child’s diaphragm and digestive function are not well developed, the diaphragm may be stimulated after eating, which may easily cause hiccups. In addition, when children eat too much air inhalation, may lead to gastric dilatation compression of the diaphragm also induced hiccups. These are normal physiological phenomena and do not require treatment.
2. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): GERD may be caused by the reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus, pharynx and mouth. Patients will have belching (burping), heartburn, acid reflux, chest pain, difficulty in swallowing and other manifestations.
In addition, when the patient’s stomach food reflux may stimulate the esophagus and diaphragm spasm, then the patient will appear hiccups. Therefore, children with gastroesophageal reflux will have the symptom of hiccups.
3. Meningitis: Meningitis can lead to central nervous system infection, which will stimulate the patient’s diaphragm spasm, thus inducing hiccups. At the same time, the patient will also have a headache, nausea and vomiting.
4. Other: children like hiccups are also considered to be pleurisy, congenital heart disease and other causes.
Children like hiccups, there may be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.