Years ago, I learned a "trick" that made so a bout of hiccups would go away almost immediately after the first hiccup. It required mentally concentrating on my diaphragm to hold it steady while slowly expelling any air (or other substance, such as phlegm [really, two words in one sentence that end in "gm"?]) from my chest--a process that often makes me sound like I'm growling. This has left me largely hiccup free for many years.
Until today ...
No matter what I tried, I had a recurring hiccup plague my existence today. The longest bout lasted for a little over an hour and made it so, much to my students' entertainment, I had a high pitched squeak that would occasionally escape whenever I talked. Even more frustrating was the fact that the hiccups then attacked me at several more points during the day.
I don't know if my control of my diaphragm is less precise, or my "growl" is just less effective, but it led to a rather annoying day. The good news is that I have not had another bout for the past several hours. I just hope they stay away.
Until today ...
No matter what I tried, I had a recurring hiccup plague my existence today. The longest bout lasted for a little over an hour and made it so, much to my students' entertainment, I had a high pitched squeak that would occasionally escape whenever I talked. Even more frustrating was the fact that the hiccups then attacked me at several more points during the day.
I don't know if my control of my diaphragm is less precise, or my "growl" is just less effective, but it led to a rather annoying day. The good news is that I have not had another bout for the past several hours. I just hope they stay away.
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