HICCOUGH

Introduction

• Hiccough is a phenomenon resulting from sudden spasmodic involuntary contraction of the diaphragm with the glottis remaining closed.

Causes

• Hasty ingestion of food and fluids

• Irritation of the phrenic nerve from compression by tumours, pericarditis, mediastinitis, surgery of thorax and abdomen

• Cerebrovascular accidents, encephalitis, brain tumours, renal failure, hepatic failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, respiratory failure and electrolyte imbalance

• Local irritation of the diaphragm from gaseous distension of stomach and intestines, subphrenic abscess, peritonitis and acute myocardial infarction

• Psychogenic

• Obscure

Symptomatic Treatment

• Drinking cold water

• Pressure over the eyeballs

• Valsalva manoeuvre

• Pull on the tongue

• Rebreathing into a paper bag

• Local infiltration of phrenic nerve with procaine

 

 

TREATMENT AT DR. SOHAN LAL CLINIC

The integrated POLYCLINIC facility offers patients to select their treatment either from the Department of Homeopathy or from the Department of Medicine.

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