Singultus
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
December 8, 2017 7:33am CST
While I was preparing the dog food this evening, I suddenly felt like hiccoughing. At first, I ignored it, but it happened at closer intervals. The hiccoughs that I do are without sound, but it irritates me because I do not know when I will hiccup or no longer.
Singultus is the medical term for hiccough, or hiccup. It involves the phrenic and the vagus nerves because of irritation of the diaphragm, but this can be a manifestation of a more toxic disease.
So, based on what I learned in school about the first aid for hiccough, I should exhale in a paper bag and inhale I own breath. In a few seconds the singultus is controlled.
When I was exhaling and inhaling in a plastic bread pack (my sister keeps the paper bags), my sister got worried because I was not answering her when she was asking how I felt. She also called my son, who hurried and wanted to talk to me. When the singultus stopped, I removed the bag and said, “Thanks, the hiccup is gone”, and they sighed relief.
Others have their own ways to control their hiccups. How about you? Is it tried and tested?
[Singultus is the second medical term that I have shared here; the first is cephalalgia (headache)]
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11 responses
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
9 Dec 17
@ridingbet And Spanish, just like Italian, derives from Latin. The three languages that derive from Latin are Italian, Spanish and French.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Dec 17
@LadyDuck i get it. that is why the "Padre Nuestro" (Our Father of The Lord's Prayer) is derived from the latin "Pater Noster", am i correct?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Dec 17
indeed, our terms/words are words that originate from other kanguages.
in our Filipino language, many of our words come from Spanish terms, like "bintana" for 'ventana' which means 'window'. even the "silya" which is 'silla' in Spanish is chair in our national language.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Dec 17
my son told me some weird things like surprising me, or i drink water not breathing. i told him my method is the most successful.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Dec 17
@DianneN yes and the result is in an instant. just a few blows and inhales and the hiccup is gone.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Dec 17
won't it cause you to regurgitate water? try the blowing of paper bags and you will find it better than drinking water.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Dec 17
@ridingbet So plastic sando bags can be used too.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Dec 17
@SIMPLYD yes, as long as your mouth should be covered by the bag and there is not opening or space opening in the outer corner of the lips.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
19 Dec 17
it is actually the easiest way for me to treat hiccups. i can even use the plastic sando bags if there is no available paper bag
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@Letranknight2015 (51511)
• Philippines
9 Dec 17
so you don't drink a lot of water when having hiccups?? wow I had no idea about that..thank you for letting me know.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Dec 17
no, i don't drink too much water because it might cause me more fluid retention, so the blowing out and inhaling of my own breath is better, if not the best. try to do it once you have hiccups, and see the result.
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
8 Dec 17
You should try drinking a cup of lukewarm water st one shot
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Dec 17
my method instantly controls the hiccup. why don't you try it once you experience the hiccoughing?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
17 Dec 17
it is a medical term, like what LadyDuck mentioned, it came from a Latin word.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Dec 17
i sometimes eat or drink fast that is why i get occasional hiccups.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Dec 17
yes, i learned that when you drink a glass of cold water, your hiccups will stop. i have not tried that one yet.
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@anya12adwi (6037)
• India
23 Feb 18
but my ex, he would scare the hell out of me saying some stupid and artificial stuff.. and then my hiccups would have been gone.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
8 Dec 17
Scoop of peanut butter
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Dec 17
is this an aid to control the hiccups? i am afraid i cannot do that because we don't have peanut butter available at home.
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