Hiccups – Tumor And Heart Attack

Hiccups, It’s something that we all experienced. it’s funny but it can also be embarrassing especially if it happens around people. We must remain official and professional with furthermore. It can be embarrassing if we cannot stop it or can we? Maybe a better question is why does it happen in the first place and is there some underlying condition that is causing it. Well, First and foremost, we have to understand what hiccups are? This over here is the diaphragm, A muscle that looks somewhat like this but when it actually contracts it becomes flat and it pulls lungs to expand them with the help of the diaphragm and other muscles of the thorax. This expansion of the lungs allows us to breathe fresh air with a lot of oxygen can now flow into the lungs but can it well? Normally, It should be able to enter the lungs but in case of hiccups an opening on the top of trajia over here called the glottis gets closed and it cuts off this airflow into the lungs. This condition produces an interesting sound that sounds somewhat like if you do experience this. There are a couple of things you could attempt to do to stop it. Try to hold your breath, if that doesn’t help sip ice cold water get some granulated sugar or pull your knees up to your chest and try to lean forward. Well, Ultimately you can also try to bite on some lemon or taste some vinegar. It doesn’t really taste that well if hiccups occur more often and last longer than. There are medications that can help it go away but why would it happen more often or last longer. There are some dangerous underlying conditions that can cause hiccups but before i explain these conditions. I need to ask you to do something for me. You see youtube and other websites will only suggest this video to other people suffering from hiccups if we get enough of likes and subscriptions. So, That’s how you can help us. So, If you already subscribed and like the video now let’s go back to the causes of hiccups. Well, Most likely you just had a really cold soda drink or maybe you had types of drinks allowed only to adults or maybe you ate too fast or too spicy food that’s about it. when it comes to drinking and eating, however, It has been proven that even emotions can cause hiccups. For example, laughing vigorously or for a long time well that somehow goes hand in hand with drinking and eating drinking alcohol and eating too fast can also cause gastroesophageal reflux disease and that as well causes hiccups without dismissing the dangers of the gastroesophageal reflux disease. I want to talk about other more dangerous causes for hiccups. One condition that should definitely not stay undiagnosed is a heart attack that is subtle and doesn’t have other symptoms besides hiccups. Yes ! That’s true. Hiccups can be the sole and only symptom of a myocardial infarction. Now the heart is a vital organ important for pumping blood throughout the human body and supplying the body with oxygen. The heart is a vital organ but if something goes wrong with the heart it can be treated in many ways and ultimately even replaced with a donated heart. There is however one organ that cannot be replaced at least not yet that organ can be found over here, that is the brain and the brain stem in the brain. There is a part called medulla oblongata over here and inside of that part the vagus nerve has its origins and the vagus nerve supplies the innervation for the diaphragm. So, A tumor or a stroke in that area of medulla oblongata can ultimately lead to hiccups that last longer than usual. Experiencing hiccups is a symptom not a disease. It’s a symptom of many diseases and therefore diagnostics are somewhat complicated. One should look for other additional signs and symptoms that might indicate a right diagnostic approach. Therefore, Only an adequately educated and skilled doctor should be allowed to diagnose a cause of hiccups in a patient. Doctors and patients, we have something for you if you’re a doctor and you want to make videos like these then go to anatomsky.com but if you have more questions about hiccups then go to symtomsky.com/help/hiccups