New Product Provides Hope for Hiccup Sufferers (Sacramento, CA) January 8, 2013 - Just as there is no cure for the common cold there has not been a treatment for the hiccups. But an inventor in Sacramento, California believes he has developed just the thing to stop hiccups cold. Chuck Ray who suffered from hiccups for years came up with the tool he calls the Hiccup Stick quite by accident while fiddling with something in his … [Read more...]
Hiccup Stick featured in Sky Mall!
September 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Hiccup Stick will be featured in Sky Mall starting October 1st!! The Hiccup Stick is already available for sale at skymall.com http://www.skymall.com/shopping/detail.htm?pid=204438258&pnr=85G … [Read more...]
Raise Your Hand If You’ve Had the Hiccups
June 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you're old enough to read this, chances are that you've probably had the hiccups more than a few times in your life so far. But what exactly are hiccups, and what are they for anyway? Throughout medical history, doctors have been perplexed by hiccups. Early Medieval theories suggested that hiccups were caused by elves. In India, there is a long standing superstition that hiccups happen when someone remembers you. Today science has improved … [Read more...]
What Causes The Hiccups
May 10, 2012 By 2 Comments
Hicural offers a fast and effective hiccups treatment. … [Read more...]
A Hiccups Treatment That Works
April 6, 2012 By 1 Comment
What are the hiccups? Many people find the repeating “hic” motion going through your diaphragm to be less than pleasant. Hiccups are caused when the diaphragm becomes irritated and air is not processed the way it should be. Most people have experienced hiccups at one point or another. Whether it is a series of hiccups or just a couple, once they show up, people are in a hurry to get rid of them. Hiccups can last for a couple minutes … [Read more...]
Treating Chronic Hiccups
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Hiccups occur when the respiratory muscles involuntarily contract. These contractions are accompanied with an abrupt closure of the glottis during inhalation and create the disruptive ‘hic’ sound. There are many factors that can trigger a bout with hiccups including sudden fear or excitement, the mass consumption of alcohol or carbonated drinks, eating or swallowing too fast, and swallowing air. Hiccups can be acute or chronic, with acute … [Read more...]
What Causes Hiccups?
April 3, 2012 By 2 Comments
Hiccups, the annoying little involuntary reflex that occurs when the vagus nerve (the nerve that runs from the brain down to the abdomen) becomes irritated. At-home hiccups remedies have often left people suffering from hiccups wanting more. At home remedies, in the past, never seemed to work as well as one would like. DIY tactics include overwhelming the vagus nerve with another sensation. The vagus nerve then sends signals to the brain that … [Read more...]
New Hiccup Treatment!
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Have you been tirelessly searching for a tried and true hiccups treatment? Do you feel like you’ve exhausted every avenue in the never-ending world of hiccups remedies? Does someone you know suffer from casual or even chronic bouts of annoying and persistent hiccups? If you’ve been searching for a solution it’s time to find one that works. The first step in finding the right treatment for hiccups is understanding what hiccups actually are. … [Read more...]
The Sweet Science of Hiccup Relief
March 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I have a friend who swears that by swallowing 4 packets of sugar – you know the ones at the fast food places - can stop his hiccups most of the time. I remember one time seeing him myself down 8 packets of sugar one time within 20 minutes because he could not get them to stop! The strange thing is that he’s a diabetic. That can’t be a good thing, can it? And what about parents who believe in this home remedy and use it with their … [Read more...]
