Dr Francis Fesmire, of some University Hosiptal in Florida, wrote the following about 'hicoughs' in a book of home remedies I'm reading to try and cure my damn insomnia.
"A 27 year old man came in to the emergency department with intractable hicoughs for 72 hours. Initially gagging and tongue-pulling maneuvers were attempted, followed by eyeball compression and massaging the side of the neck (the cartoid sinus). Rectal massage with a finger was then attempted using a slow circumferential motion. The frequency of the hicoughs immediately began to slow and terminated within 30 seconds."
Apparently this is because it stimulates the nervous system that controls the diaphragm. Like I say, holding my breath and swallowing three times has always worked for me, and I've no reason to deviate from that technique.
"A 27 year old man came in to the emergency department with intractable hicoughs for 72 hours. Initially gagging and tongue-pulling maneuvers were attempted, followed by eyeball compression and massaging the side of the neck (the cartoid sinus). Rectal massage with a finger was then attempted using a slow circumferential motion. The frequency of the hicoughs immediately began to slow and terminated within 30 seconds."
Apparently this is because it stimulates the nervous system that controls the diaphragm. Like I say, holding my breath and swallowing three times has always worked for me, and I've no reason to deviate from that technique.
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