Visit to Urgent Care for a Cure to Constant Hiccuping

We got to Urgent Care first thing in the morning at 9am when they opened. This was good because even in doing so there was quite a wait. By this time I was exhausted and worn down, my throat felt as though it has been rubbed with steel wool, and I thought I might start gagging in the lobby at any minute.

They finally got me into a room to see a doctor, where I was helped by a nurse prior to meeting with the doctor. He turned out to be one of the most informed people we had talked to since the whole episode began.

He mentioned that the medication I had been given from the ER was mainly for nausea and was not going to help with hiccups. He also mentioned that my hiccups might have had something to do with the effect that “general anesthesia” has on your body.

I then met with the doctor who checked me out. Everything seemed normal aside from the fact that I still had the hiccups. He mentioned that the surgery may have put a strain on my frenetic nerve which could be causing the hiccups. He said there were plenty of “home remedies” but not many medical cures for hiccups as they had never been studied in depth for medical pusposes.

He gave me a new prescription for Metoclopramide and sent me on my way.

Hiccups From Having My Wisdom Teeth Removed

I had been sick for several days prior to my oral surgery date and came in with a slight cough. I was able to control it for the most part so I didn’t think it should affect the surgery. They gave me General Anesthesia for the surgery and the next thing I remember was coming to in the recovery room. The first thing I heard was my fiancé asking “Are his hiccups normal? He never gets them…”

Being pretty drugged up at the time I didn’t think much of this. I was helped into the car and driven home by my fiancée all the while hiccupping throughout the car ride.

When I got home I slept for 4 hours and when I woke up the first thing I noticed was that I still had the hiccups. At this point I started to wonder how long I had been hiccupping. By my initial count it was in the range of about six hours, so far…

As the first two days went by I didn’t think much of them because of the pain killers the dentist had me taking. Sure it was annoying, but I wasn’t uncomfortable yet.