hiccups…

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singultus, a hiccup, unintentional movement, spasm, the diaphragm, muscle, the lungs, spasm is followed by rapid closure, the vocal cords, produces a distinctive sound, hiccups often start, no apparent reason, disappear after a few minutes, hiccups, persist, weeks, hiccups, common, normal in newborns, infants, noxious fumes, hot, spicy foods, liquids, disorder that irritates the nerves that control the diaphragm, pleurisy, pneumonia, stroke, tumor affecting the "hiccup center", in the brain, abdominal surgery, no obvious cause, hiccups, no sure way to stop hiccups, a number of common suggestions that effective, hold breath, breathe repeatedly into a paper bag, drink a glass of cold water, eat a teaspoon of sugar, contact health care provider, hiccups persist, more than a few days, hiccups persist, point that visit health care provider, a medical history, physical examination, medical history questions, get hiccups, how long has this episode of hiccups lasted, consumed something that was hot, spicy, consumed carbonated beverages, have been exposed to any fumes, what have, try to relieve the hiccups, what has been effective, how effective was the attempt at home treatment, did the hiccups stop, restart, diagnostic tests, seldom necessary, a disease, disorder is suspected, to treat persistent hiccups, perform gastric lavage, massage, the carotid sinus, in the neck, by the health care provider, not attempt carotid massage at home, hiccups continue, a phenothiazine, chlorpromazine, nasogastric intubation, tube insertion, provide relief, very rarely, medical methods fail to treat persistent hiccups, further treatment, a phrenic nerve block.