hiccups?

[Olive Crayon]

new client --- hiccups for 4 years ---- sometimes only one or two hicks in a day ...... explosive sounds which made one observer during a car ride to look around to see where the car crash was-- (reminds me of Tourettes syndrome).....hmmmm...her breathing is incorrect.... contracting the abs during inhalation, so I spent much of the first session coaching diaphragmatic breathing, and checking for tightness in the serratus muscles and diaphragm.  Gave her homework with counting on inhalation and exhalation.... slower and longer exhalation.  Checked Travell ---- some techniques mentioned regarding releases for diaphragm which I will use next session, and teach the client to do on herself.  Am wondering and will ask if Tourettes has been ruled out.  Any input?  Has tried accupuncture, chiropractic, etc.Linda in NC

 

[mike21687]

for run-of-the-mill hiccups, i self-massage under the medial aspect of the left ribs. i just jam my fingers up there, under the edge of the ribcage and do cross-fiber or compressions. it quiets the  phrenic nerve, and the hiccuping will usually stop.

 

[TheDarkFox]

hiccups?

thanks, mush....we shall see how it progresses with this client!Linda in NC

 

[Kira]

I don't think it is linked with tourettes, and I wouldn't bring that up unless they already have the condition.  It most definitely is due to her breathing, as it is usually caused by a spasm of the diaphragm.  Also find out if it happens when she is hungry or if it is right after eating a meal?  If so it could be issues with her Stomach meridian.  

 

[Due April 9th with second]

I get hiccups several times a day a few days before I start my monthly.  It's been like this since the beginning and I have just chalked it up to hormones.  It's such a great signal for when I'm going to start!  Although it is quite an annoyance, they are very hard to get rid of.

 

[Missy.]

hiccups?

Thanks, Pandora and akb-----LB in NC

 

[nnik]

My taichi teacher showed us the accupressure move for hiccups.  Follow the ridge of top/front of the clavicle, to the centre, where it dips, just below the front of the throat.  Press your thumb right into that dip.  As usual for accupressure, you press quite hard, to the point where you feel the 'ache' that usually happens at accupressure points.  Hold the pressure for thirty seconds or so, or until the hiccups are gone.  I've used this quite a few times, and it has always worked for me.

 

[flozrockz]

I get hiccups quite often when i am really hungry and start chowwing down-  now i know that it is my stomach meridian!!   ;D -Rachael in NC

 

[~Love my kids~]

For hiccups, since we know its spasm of the diaphragm, the obvious choice is to treat the diaphragm. Works great, typically hurts like heck. Go under the bottom ribs anteriorly and apply pressure to the area of adhesion.

However, since the phrenic nerve innervates the diaphragm, (C3, 4, 4 keeps the diaphragm alive) impingement on the nerve supply at the cervical region can be a possibility.

Treat the cervicals, especially the longus colli/capitus/scalenes and apply traction to the neck to aid in removing the impingement. I've found good results with this treatment.

Funny Story: My son was experiencing "Pain under the ribs, especially when breathing." I treated his diaphragm, which he didn't enjoy one bit. After a few seconds, it stopped, and asked how it was. He breathed in deep and said it didn't hurt anymore, and was a little surprised (he was 6 years old). But then suddenly he became frustrated because hiccups kicked in and bugged him for a while.

Jay

 

[sgoldperson]

Very interesting topic.

I got the hiccups (which I don't get that often) a week or so ago. I started thinking about causes of hiccups etc. then I remembered that they are caused by a diaphragm spasm. Muscle spasm = inability to relax. In order for a muscle to relax I remembered that it has to contract fully. So I did the only thing I could think of that would contract the diaphragm, I took a big deep belly breath and pushed down like I was straining at you-know-what, held it for about 20 seconds and instantly hiccups were gone.

 

[Nothing But Time]

Im assuming most of us arent Dr's so for as much as we know she could have a brain tumor in her MO or something.

Anyways, I just recently got the hiccups also (which I never get them) and wow did I ever need my scalenes worked. Holy frigg they were sore.

So even if you cant relieve the problem, you can still relieve some pain.

 

[Florida Orange Juice]

Another easy way to rid yourself of hiccups is to stretch your arms above your head. Works for me when I'm in the middle of an attack. And yes, I get those loud obnoxious hiccups.

 

[karim120292]

ymdw2004,

Can you post an update on your client for us?

Thanks!

 

[badhabyt]

i had hiccups for 10 mins the other night. hubby told me to hold my breath and swallow 3 xs. it worked right away! i asked him why he didn't tell me sooner. he said because i sounded cute. :roll: :