Treatment for Hiccups

There are lots of home remedies that you can use for hiccups. Most of them can turn out to be quite advantageous. For example, hiccups will stop when then there is a build up of carbon dioxide in the blood. And that is exactly going to happen when you hold your breath.  Some of the common home remedies are mentioned below:

•    Hold your breath
•    Drink glass full of water very fast
•    Become frightened
•    Use of smelling salts can also give you temporary relief

Treatment for hiccough is dependent entirely on how complicated your condition is. Initially, your health care provider is not going to prescribe you any medication but if the problem persists, you may need to take few medications for a period of three to four weeks. If nothing clicks, your health care provider is only left with the option of a surgery. With this surgery, your health care provider will disable your phrenic nerve.