This finger method might just cure your hiccups but its very intimate

Get those gloves ready because this hiccup hack requires a real hands-on approach.Pinkie promise — it works.A 1990 case study tells the seemingly bizarre story of a 60-year-old man coming into the hospital complaining of hiccups that just wouldn’t stop.Conventional attempts at treatment — such as placing pressure on the eyeballs and swallowing a teaspoon of sugar — didn’t work.Then, they tried a digital rectal massage — yes, that means they stuck a finger up his butt — and, shazam, hiccups begone.Other cases soon followed with similar results, which begs the question: Does this medical anal play actually work?“It works like a charm,” Dr.

Hany Demian, CEO of BioSpine and co-founder of Pain Care Clinics, told The Post.The method involves stimulating the vagus nerve — the communication superhighway between your brain and major organs — in a way that essentially short-circuits the hiccup reflex.While it usually requires a few attempts, Demian said it typically only takes five to 10 minutes to achieve the desired result.The patient has to be “calm and really relaxed, which is easy to ask but hard to do,” he said.To set the mood, he dims the lights, gives them an oral sedative to help them relax without making them sleepy and walks them through the process step by step.Then, it’s showtime.“The patient lies on their side, and we start the procedure,” Demian said.

“In order for this to work, the patient has to breathe normally and not hold their breath.”While it is effective, for better or worse, it’s virtually impossible to pull off a DIY digital rectal massage.“It is very hard to do this yourself since it is very hard to activate the vagal response you need on your own body,” he said.

“In theory, you can get a partner to do it.The main idea is to hit the certain vagal response that will stop the hiccups.”There’s your next date night.While it may seem funny in theory, persistent hiccups can actually be a serious issue.

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