Hiccups are mainly caused by eating too much too fast, gastrointestinal dysfunction, indigestion, cold and so on. Patients with mild hiccups can choose home treatment, while those with more serious hiccups can choose medication, phrenic nerve block and other methods of treatment.
1. Home treatment
(1) Holding water and breath: patients can drink a large mouthful of cool water and hold their breath, and then swallow the water when they can’t stand it.
(2) Deep breathing method: patients can first take a deep breath and then quickly hold their breath, and finally exhale slowly, which can be repeated until the hiccups are terminated.
2.Medication
If the hiccups can not be relieved by home treatment, it is suggested that patients can use chlorpromazine, baclofen tablets, carbamazepine and other medications under the guidance of the doctor.
3. Phrenic nerve block: It refers to injecting local anesthetic around the phrenic nerve to produce anesthesia in the innervated area and block its impulse conduction, which is called phrenic nerve block.
Hiccups, more causes, if the hiccups have been unable to terminate, should promptly seek medical treatment.