Thread: I seem to have the hiccups

Nancy Young said...

> Sorry for the double posts.
>
> nancy


We were so worried!!!

BOO!

On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:16:22 -0400, "Nancy Young"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Sorry for the double posts.
>
They didn't make it over here.


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In article <Mowkm.235909$m%[email protected]>,
"Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Sorry for the double posts.
>
> nancy

I never saw them.

What I do for hiccups that works every time is to pour about 8 to 10 oz.
of room temp water and sip it quickly down in small sips while holding
my breath.
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Omelet wrote:
> In article <Mowkm.235909$m%[email protected]>,
> "Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Sorry for the double posts.

> I never saw them.
>
> What I do for hiccups that works every time is to pour about 8 to 10
> oz. of room temp water and sip it quickly down in small sips while
> holding my breath.

That's my method! Knock on wood I rarely get the hiccups, they
are so annoying. And I know once I get them, I'll keep getting
them for the next few days.

That should be the worst of my troubles, right?

nancy

Omelet wrote:
> In article <Mowkm.235909$m%[email protected]>,
> "Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Sorry for the double posts.

> I never saw them.
>
> What I do for hiccups that works every time is to pour about 8 to 10
> oz. of room temp water and sip it quickly down in small sips while
> holding my breath.

That's my method! Knock on wood I rarely get the hiccups, they
are so annoying. And I know once I get them, I'll keep getting
them for the next few days.

That should be the worst of my troubles, right?

nancy

In article <N9Bkm.250566$[email protected]>,
"Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article <Mowkm.235909$m%[email protected]>,
> > "Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> Sorry for the double posts.
>
> > I never saw them.
> >
> > What I do for hiccups that works every time is to pour about 8 to 10
> > oz. of room temp water and sip it quickly down in small sips while
> > holding my breath.
>
> That's my method! Knock on wood I rarely get the hiccups, they
> are so annoying. And I know once I get them, I'll keep getting
> them for the next few days.
>
> That should be the worst of my troubles, right?
>
> nancy

Unfortunately, I know exactly what you mean...
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--Steve Rothstein

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sf wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:16:22 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Sorry for the double posts.
>>
> They didn't make it over here.

How funny, you're the second one to say that. Well, I'm glad,
thanks.

nancy

"Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote in news:Q9Bkm.250568$fS3.119156
@newsfe05.ams2 on Aug Mon 2009 pm

> Omelet wrote:
>> In article <Mowkm.235909$m%[email protected]>,
>> "Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry for the double posts.
>
>> I never saw them.
>>
>> What I do for hiccups that works every time is to pour about 8 to 10
>> oz. of room temp water and sip it quickly down in small sips while
>> holding my breath.
>
> That's my method! Knock on wood I rarely get the hiccups, they
> are so annoying. And I know once I get them, I'll keep getting
> them for the next few days.
>
> That should be the worst of my troubles, right?
>
> nancy

You don't have to answer me twice...but have you made your tortillia soup lately?


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hahabogus wrote:
> "Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote

>> That should be the worst of my troubles, right?

> You don't have to answer me twice...but have you made your tortillia
> soup lately?

Right now I'm more concerned with when I'm going to make your
tomato pie. I did clean out my pantry cabinet and found some
canned chiles and thought It's been a long time since I made some
tortilla soup.

Even though I'm in the air conditioning, hot soup doesn't appeal in
the summertime.

nancy

"Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote in news:uWCkm.210928$OA1.133860
@newsfe29.ams2 on Aug Mon 2009 pm

> hahabogus wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote
>
>>> That should be the worst of my troubles, right?
>
>> You don't have to answer me twice...but have you made your tortillia
>> soup lately?
>
> Right now I'm more concerned with when I'm going to make your
> tomato pie. I did clean out my pantry cabinet and found some
> canned chiles and thought It's been a long time since I made some
> tortilla soup.
>
> Even though I'm in the air conditioning, hot soup doesn't appeal in
> the summertime.
>
> nancy
>

The pie is well worth it...but please ensure well drained tomato slices. I can't state this strongly
enough. Or there will be weepage/ excessive moisture in the filling. Is weepage a word?


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hahabogus wrote:
> "Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote

>> Right now I'm more concerned with when I'm going to make your
>> tomato pie. I did clean out my pantry cabinet and found some
>> canned chiles and thought It's been a long time since I made some
>> tortilla soup.

> The pie is well worth it...but please ensure well drained tomato
> slices. I can't state this strongly enough. Or there will be weepage/
> excessive moisture in the filling. Is weepage a word?

It's either that or weepamundo, I forget. I will make sure to drain
the tomatoes.

nancy

Omelet wrote:
>
> What I do for hiccups that works every time is to pour about 8 to 10 oz.
> of room temp water and sip it quickly down in small sips while holding
> my breath.

When I use the water method, I drink the whole thing
in one continuous gulp. And I can feel a change
if it is successful. If it were possible for your
throat to become dizzy for a moment, that's the best
description I can give of this feeling.

However, for more persistent hiccups, the best
solution I've found is breathing in and out of
a plastic bag, to the point where you think you
just can't do another breath that way. In which
case, I save the last inflation of the bag and
breathe normally long enough to recover. If the
hiccups are not gone, I resume using the gas
from the last inflation of the bag.

I've read that hospitals use carbon dioxide gas
as a treatment for difficult cases of hiccups.
That's essentially what this does.

In article <[email protected]>,
Mark Thorson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> >
> > What I do for hiccups that works every time is to pour about 8 to 10 oz.
> > of room temp water and sip it quickly down in small sips while holding
> > my breath.
>
> When I use the water method, I drink the whole thing
> in one continuous gulp. And I can feel a change
> if it is successful. If it were possible for your
> throat to become dizzy for a moment, that's the best
> description I can give of this feeling.
>
> However, for more persistent hiccups, the best
> solution I've found is breathing in and out of
> a plastic bag, to the point where you think you
> just can't do another breath that way. In which
> case, I save the last inflation of the bag and
> breathe normally long enough to recover. If the
> hiccups are not gone, I resume using the gas
> from the last inflation of the bag.
>
> I've read that hospitals use carbon dioxide gas
> as a treatment for difficult cases of hiccups.
> That's essentially what this does.

Sounds interesting...

To date, the water method has not failed me but I'll keep the bag thing
in mind if it ever does.

Fortunately, I don't suffer from hiccups that often!
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Peace! Om

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--Steve Rothstein

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Mark Thorson wrote:

> I've read that hospitals use carbon dioxide gas
> as a treatment for difficult cases of hiccups.
> That's essentially what this does.

I've never seen or heard of that being used. We usually use Thorazine.

Goomba wrote:
>
> Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> > I've read that hospitals use carbon dioxide gas
> > as a treatment for difficult cases of hiccups.
> > That's essentially what this does.
>
> I've never seen or heard of that being used. We usually use Thorazine.

Low-dose chlorpromazine is effective against hiccups,
but if I'm not mistaken, baclophen is considered the
current best practice, with regard to pharmacotherapy.

Mark Thorson wrote:
> Goomba wrote:
>> Mark Thorson wrote:
>>
>>> I've read that hospitals use carbon dioxide gas
>>> as a treatment for difficult cases of hiccups.
>>> That's essentially what this does.
>> I've never seen or heard of that being used. We usually use Thorazine.
>
> Low-dose chlorpromazine is effective against hiccups,
> but if I'm not mistaken, baclophen is considered the
> current best practice, with regard to pharmacotherapy.

Baclofen. And it isn't so commonly used either. But it makes some sense.

Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> However, for more persistent hiccups, the best
> solution I've found is breathing in and out of
> a plastic bag, to the point where you think you
> just can't do another breath that way. In which
> case, I save the last inflation of the bag and
> breathe normally long enough to recover. If the
> hiccups are not gone, I resume using the gas
> from the last inflation of the bag.

I should have mentioned that if you try this,
you should make sure you will be safe if you
lose consciousness. It's never happened to me,
but if you black out, you don't want to a) fall
and hit something, or b) blackout with the bag
over your face obstructing breathing.

With regard to a), don't do it sitting in a chair.
Do it on the floor or sitting in the middle of
a bed.

With regard to b), it's an unlikely hazard and
you'll have a short period of time as the black
out begins to snatch the bag away from your face.
Knowing of the hazard will prepare you for the
proper response at the onset of blackout.

On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:16:22 -0400, "Nancy Young"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Sorry for the double posts.
>
>nancy

Put a pencil in a glass of water and drink. No need to hold your
breath or stand on your head and squawk like a chicken. Hasn't failed
me yet.

koko
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updated 08/09

In article <[email protected]>,
Mark Thorson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Mark Thorson wrote:
> >
> > However, for more persistent hiccups, the best
> > solution I've found is breathing in and out of
> > a plastic bag, to the point where you think you
> > just can't do another breath that way. In which
> > case, I save the last inflation of the bag and
> > breathe normally long enough to recover. If the
> > hiccups are not gone, I resume using the gas
> > from the last inflation of the bag.
>
> I should have mentioned that if you try this,
> you should make sure you will be safe if you
> lose consciousness. It's never happened to me,
> but if you black out, you don't want to a) fall
> and hit something, or b) blackout with the bag
> over your face obstructing breathing.
>
> With regard to a), don't do it sitting in a chair.
> Do it on the floor or sitting in the middle of
> a bed.
>
> With regard to b), it's an unlikely hazard and
> you'll have a short period of time as the black
> out begins to snatch the bag away from your face.
> Knowing of the hazard will prepare you for the
> proper response at the onset of blackout.

If you use a paper bag instead of a plastic bag, that should reduce the
risk of suffocation.

I'll stick to the water method as long as it continues to work. <g>
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Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
--Steve Rothstein

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