Treatment for hiccups in the elderly

I believe everyone knows that an old person in the family is like a treasure. Many elderly people have a high incidence of illness. If they are not treated in time, it will bring greater trauma to the elderly's body, and even the disease will be difficult to recover. The physical fitness of the elderly is constantly declining. At this time, the younger generation needs to pay attention to the physical changes of the elderly, not ignore the slightest illness, and take good care of the elderly. Below we will introduce to you the treatment methods and tips for hiccups in the elderly.

Treatment

1. Distract attention and eliminate tension and adverse stimulation.

2. Take a deep breath, then hold it for as long as possible, then exhale. Repeat this several times.

3. Drink boiled water, especially slightly hot boiled water. Take a big sip and swallow it in several times.

4. Wash your hands, insert your index finger into your mouth, and gently stimulate your throat.

5. Put the mixed gas into a plastic bag and inhale it. The mixed gas contains 90% oxygen and 10% carbon dioxide.

6. Chew ginger slices.

7. Wash the raw leeks, squeeze out the juice and drink it orally.

8. Take 20 persimmon pedicles (referring to the pedicles of fresh persimmons or persimmon cakes) each time, decoct them into 100 ml of water, and take them orally in two doses, 50 ml each time. You can also add leek seeds to decoct as appropriate.

Tips

Chewing and swallowing spicy food:

Use 1 to 3 cloves of garlic (or a scallion, one or two hot peppers), chew until soft, and swallow slowly. The hiccups will stop in 1 to 3 minutes. Throat relief method: Use clean chopsticks (or sterile cotton swabs) to gently touch the back of the patient's throat. When the patient feels nauseous and wants to vomit, take out the chopsticks, let the patient close his mouth and swallow saliva, then touch the back of the throat again to make him vomit and swallow saliva, and the hiccups will stop.

Eating sugar method:

Put 1 spoon of sugar in your mouth and swallow it (do not rinse it with water). The swill method: Take a breath and swallow several mouthfuls of water continuously. The plastic bag method: Take a medium-sized plastic food bag and cover your mouth and nose, and hold it tightly with both hands to prevent air leakage. Breathe for about 1 to 2 minutes until the hiccups stop.

Acupressure:

The patient can sit or stand, relax the whole body, and regulate breathing. The operator presses the eyebrows (Zhuzhu acupoint) with two thumbs to make it feel sore and swollen. If it continues for 1 to 2 minutes, the hiccups will disappear. The operator can also press the bone joints behind the earlobes (Yifeng acupoint) with two thumbs, and apply force to the lower jaw to produce obvious sore and swollen pain. If it continues for 1 to 3 minutes, the hiccups will stop.

Traditional Chinese Medicine:

For stubborn hiccups, you can add 30-90g of loquat leaves to 800ml of water, boil it to 300ml, and take it twice a day. Generally, it will take effect after one dose, and it will be cured after taking 3 doses at most. You can also use 6g of cloves, 10g of lung pedicles, 10g of bamboo shavings, and 10g of reed root, boil it in water, and take it warm twice a day, 1 dose per day, and generally 3-6 doses can control it. Injection method: For stubborn hiccups, you can also use 1100mg (2ml) of vitamin B, inject it into the Neiguan and Gongsun points on one side, and when soreness, numbness, swelling, and pain appear under the needle, inject 50mg into each point for better curative effect.

Through the introduction of the above article, we have learned about the treatment methods and tips for hiccups in the elderly. We hope that these contents can help the elderly recover as soon as possible and no longer worry their families. At the same time, the elderly should maintain a positive attitude and actively cooperate with the treatment. The elderly's body is very fragile, we must take good care of them, pay attention to details, and make our elderly live happier and more comfortable.