Gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux and diaphragmatic spasm are the main considerations for hiccups at night.
1. Gastritis: Inflammation in the patient’s stomach adjacent to the diaphragm will lead to continuous stimulation of the diaphragm by inflammatory factors, resulting in hiccups at night.
2. Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD): A large amount of gastric acid refluxes to the esophagus through the stomach, causing gastric acid to stimulate the diaphragm, which leads to hiccups all the time at night.
3. Diaphragmatic spasm: when the diaphragm is irritated at night by cold or tension in the diaphragm, hiccups at night may also occur.
Hiccups at night, 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.