THAT OBSTINATE HICCOUGH.
Hiccough is one of the penalties of eating too quickly or swallowing too hot food. This distressing and sometimes painful condition is due to spasm of the diaphragm, the muscle which acts like a bellows when you breathe. There is at the same time spasm of the upper part of the windpipe. When due to the causes mentioned hiccough is not serious, but occasionally, as in cases of hysteria, it can be very obstinate. One of the best methods of stopping it is to fill a glass with cold water and drink it across the glass—that is, from the side farthest away from you. 'Long drinks of water, or holding the breath for as long as possible, are often successful. Firm pulling on the tongue for about a minute frequently acts when other methods fail.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21130, 12 March 1932, Page 7 (Supplement)
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138THAT OBSTINATE HICCOUGH. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21130, 12 March 1932, Page 7 (Supplement)
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