How to Cure Hiccups (INSTANTLY!) - Dr. Berg

Find out the real cause of hiccups and the best way to get rid of hiccups fast.

0:00 Introduction: What is a hiccup?

0:22 What triggers a hiccup?

1:15 What causes hiccups?

6:25 How to stop hiccups fast

7:15 Check out my video on how to stop a panic attack!

Let’s talk about how to get rid of hiccups fast. A hiccup happens when the diaphragm goes into spasm and interrupts the vocal cords.

Hiccup triggers:

• Laughing

• Excessive talking

• Eating too fast

• Stress

Basically, hiccups are caused by having too much oxygen and not enough CO2. When people have too little CO2, their pH becomes too alkaline. A symptom of alkalosis is hiccups. According to a study done on cats, hiccups stop when you increase CO2.

The best way to get rid of hiccups is to increase CO2 by doing any of these things:

• Hold your breath

• Drink water upside down

• Breath into a paper bag

• Breath through your nose slowly (5 sec. in 5 sec. out)

DATA: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/crj.12910