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How Can I Manage Hiccups That Has Lasted For Over Six Hours?
Question: Hello Doctor , My husband is having hiccup from last 6 hours. Request your advice on same. Thanks and Regards, XXXX
Brief Answer:
Baclofen tablet 10 mg thrice a day.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for query my dear patient,
Have seen your query,
Firstly ask your father to sip water from a glass with a napkin on its top. He will have to suck hard through the napkin. Using this technique, the muscles of the diaphragm are used forcibly and the patient gets a relief.Muscular spasm of the diaphragm, irritation of the nerves that run from the neck to the chest, etc are the most important and most common cause of recurrent hiccups. We need to rule out all the causes of hiccups including digestive system abnormalities.
However for relief give him Baclofen 10 mg tablet three times a day for relief. That is very effective in most patients with hiccups and is drug of choice.
Thanks.
Baclofen tablet 10 mg thrice a day.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for query my dear patient,
Have seen your query,
Firstly ask your father to sip water from a glass with a napkin on its top. He will have to suck hard through the napkin. Using this technique, the muscles of the diaphragm are used forcibly and the patient gets a relief.Muscular spasm of the diaphragm, irritation of the nerves that run from the neck to the chest, etc are the most important and most common cause of recurrent hiccups. We need to rule out all the causes of hiccups including digestive system abnormalities.
However for relief give him Baclofen 10 mg tablet three times a day for relief. That is very effective in most patients with hiccups and is drug of choice.
Thanks.
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