Suggest Ways To Stop Hiccups In A Child

Posted on Sat, 22 Nov 2014

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Sat, 22 Nov 2014 Answered on

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Question : My grandson twelve years old has had hiccups over two hours what can we give him to cure the hiccups thank you

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Startling might help

Detailed Answer:
Hi....hiccups are physiological. There are 2 options -
1. Put some sugar in the mouth.
2. Make a sudden noise from his behind without his knowledge. This is a routinely done home remedy for hiccups.
Startling might help.
Unless he's turning blue or hsving breathing difficulty or having pain in stomach you need not worry.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar