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22/7/10 Australia

The pain killers I had lasted from Wednesday (The day of the surgery), to Friday (3 days). While my hiccups persisted until that following Wednesday, 4 days after I stopped taking the pain killers.

So I don’t think Pain Killers are the culprit in every case.

(They may be for some, and may not be for others. I do not feel that they were in my case because of the duration that my hiccups lasted after I stopped taking the pain killers.)

I think a few things I have learned from reading people’s comments are that each case of hiccups tends to vary in the degree of how serious it is. From those who are able to cure them with traditional home remedies like sugar, or water to those that are more serious and require actual medication to resolve.

We can see this from that fact that some people may have the hiccups for 2 minutes, while other may have them for 2 days or in the case of Charles Osborne for 69 years. (The most famous case of hiccups that I’m aware of.)

Another thing I have learned from reading some of the comments is that there is no “silver bullet” for treating persistent hiccups and that every case is different. I started this blog with the intention of offering people some type of cure, but I think the best I can offer is a forum where people can collaborate to share “potential” cures and their experiences.

Many of the methods people have listed in their comments did not work for me, but they may work for others. So don’t get discouraged if a method doesn’t work that someone claims is a sure fire cure.

For me Thorazine helped my hiccups when nothing else seemed like it would work.

Based on patterns I have noticed while researching persistent hiccups it makes me wonder about the neurological tie in and how that plays a part in the hiccups.

In several cases people who suffered from persistent hiccups where taking medication or had been diagnosed or treated for some type of neurological disorder during their life. In the case of one girl who had suffered from persistent hiccups for over 10 years she had been diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome. (When I was a child I was diagnosed with Tourette’s)

While observations like this may not help in curing persistent hiccups, what is the significance of these patterns and are those who suffer from a Neurological disorder more prone to persistent hiccups.

Anyway at this point I’m just rambling. Since it has been over a year since my bout with Persistent Hiccups it is hard for me to recall many of the small details during what I went through. (It’s just kind of a blur with a trip to the emergency room in the middle of it.)

Although a year has passed I am still intrigued by persistent hiccups and why people suffer from them, as well as hearing about other people’s experiences since I can relate and it makes me feel better to know that others understand what I went through and I hope it makes some people feel better to know they are not the only ones going through it.

So thanks for all the great comments. While I no longer post to the blog, I still keep up with all the comments and contributions people make and appreciate your taking the time to share your experience.