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The “cotton bud technique” as a cure for hiccups

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Persistent hiccups cause psychological and physical distress and can lead to pathology such as carotid artery dissection. Therapy of hiccups is based on small case series, often using pharmacological agents. We present a method that avoids medications or invasive interventions.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Central Middlesex Hospital, Acton Lane, London, NW10 7NS, UK

    Joshua Max Brostoff & J. Birns

  2. Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK

    E. Benjamin

  3. 34 Fitzjohns Avenue, London, NW3 5NB, UK

    Joshua Max Brostoff

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Brostoff, J.M., Birns, J. & Benjamin, E. The “cotton bud technique” as a cure for hiccups. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 266, 775–776 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-009-0920-0

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