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Could Hiccups Be Related To Fused C5 And C6 In Neck?

I haveKlippel-Feil and have had a disc replacement. I have had 2 episodes of heart hicups. One was so intense my body would jump up and down on the bed. I had a heart nuclear test 5 months ago and all was fine. My c5 and 6 are fused from birth.with surgery on c7. Could these spasms be related to the neck?
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Hello,

Hiccups' causes are several ranging from food to environmental triggers and neurological problems. Anyway, general anesthesia may be a possible cause, so, if you experienced hiccups recently after the surgery, this is a possibility. If the hiccups happened distant to surgery, the cause is not general anesthesia. Klippel-Feil syndrome itself does not cause hiccups.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Erion Spaho, Neurologist, Surgical
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Could Hiccups Be Related To Fused C5 And C6 In Neck?

Hello, Hiccups causes are several ranging from food to environmental triggers and neurological problems. Anyway, general anesthesia may be a possible cause, so, if you experienced hiccups recently after the surgery, this is a possibility. If the hiccups happened distant to surgery, the cause is not general anesthesia. Klippel-Feil syndrome itself does not cause hiccups. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Erion Spaho, Neurologist, Surgical