The causes of frequent hiccups are categorized into physiological factors and pathological factors, and pathological factors are mostly caused by intracranial lesions, diaphragmatic lesions, gastrointestinal lesions and so on.
1. Physiological factors: inhalation of too much cold air, abdominal cold, as well as eating too fast, too full, intake of cold food can lead to diaphragmatic spasm, and frequent hiccups. In addition, mental stress and excessive exercise can also lead to spasm of the diaphragm causing hiccups.
2. Intracranial lesions: such as stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, intracranial tumors, etc., intracranial lesions affect the respiratory center, vegetative nerve dysfunction, the diaphragm is constantly contracted and hiccups occur.
3. Diaphragm lesions: such as diaphragm tumor, diaphragm abscess, etc., due to the stimulation of diaphragm nerves by tumor and inflammatory lesions, hiccups will occur.
4. Gastrointestinal tract lesions: chronic gastritis, gastric dilatation, Helicobacter pylori infection and other gastrointestinal diseases, due to gastrointestinal tract dysfunction, gastrointestinal peristalsis is slowed down, the gas accumulation in the stomach, hiccups can also occur.
The causes of frequent hiccups are many, if the hiccups are serious or long-term frequent hiccups, please consult a doctor in time, under the diagnosis of the cause of the disease, give the appropriate symptomatic treatment, so as not to delay the condition.