Received this e-mail yesterday! So nice to know that The Hiccup Stick is helping people all over the world now. Hi Chuck, Many thanks for sending the Hiccup Stick so promptly. I am delighted to tell you that it is making a big difference to my brother. He now uses the Stick whenever the hiccups start and no longer has to take to his bed for 2/3 days in agony. My sister-in-law is taking the Stick to the … [Read more...]
Received this e-mail yesterday! So nice to know that The Hiccup Stick is helping people all over the world now.
January 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
What Causes Hiccups?
January 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
What Causes Hiccups?? Did you know that Hiccups are caused by an interruption in breathing? This can come from any number of causes including eating or drinking to quickly. An interruption in breathing irritates a nerve known as the Vagus Nerve that runs from the skull down to the stomach. When the Vagus Nerve is irritated it can cause the diaphragm to involuntarily spasm which is what makes you hiccup!! You can find out more about hiccups and … [Read more...]
Hiccups and Thorazine (chlorpromazine)
January 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Did you know that many people wake up from surgery with severe cases of hiccups? We have had many people request that we ship The Hiccup Stick by Hicural to them overnight because of the discomfort and inability to sleep that their hiccups cause them. The Hiccup Stick by Hicural has been effective at stopping even these more serious types of hiccups. If you find yourself in the hospital with severe or chronic hiccups, your … [Read more...]
Charles Osborne had hiccups for 68 years.
June 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Did you know that a man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for a total a 68 years from 1922 - 1990?? Unfortunately for Mr. Osborne, Hicural wasn't around back then. … [Read more...]
