Guest guest Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Hiccups are a form of myoclonus affecting the diaphragm. Myoclonus is common in PD and atypical parkinsonism disorders. Typical treatments for myoclonus are: do nothing, Klonopin (clonazepam), baclofen, or any sort of muscle relaxant. > > My dad has been having deep hiccups for the past several months. They happen on and off throughout the day. He hiccups while eating and sleeping. Does anyone else have a loved one with hiccups?? > > Also, my dad had a seasonal flu shot on Wednesday. On Friday he vomited twice and had loose stools. No fever. Everything is back to normal now. Do you think it could have been related to him having the flu shot?? > > Rhonda > Dad dx. with LBD in 2004. He is now in the advanced stage of LBD. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Robin, I didn't know this. Thank you. Mom has been getting them more often (off and on) and that certainly makes sense. > > > > My dad has been having deep hiccups for the past several months. They happen on and off throughout the day. He hiccups while eating and sleeping. Does anyone else have a loved one with hiccups?? > > > > Also, my dad had a seasonal flu shot on Wednesday. On Friday he vomited twice and had loose stools. No fever. Everything is back to normal now. Do you think it could have been related to him having the flu shot?? > > > > Rhonda > > Dad dx. with LBD in 2004. He is now in the advanced stage of LBD. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 I don't know to what point this can be done with LBD patients, but I wanted to pass along a SURE relief for hiccups: Fill up a glass with water and put in it a table knife, blade down, then hold your breath and drink the water without stopping WITH THE KNIFE HANDLE AGAINST YOUR FOREHEAD. If you do it right, it works every time! Sherman also had the hiccups very often, and he could do it almost to the end. I guess the results have something to do with the diaphragm in the position you drink the water. Good luck! Raquel > > > > > > My dad has been having deep hiccups for the past several months. They happen on and off throughout the day. He hiccups while eating and sleeping. Does anyone else have a loved one with hiccups?? > > > > > > Also, my dad had a seasonal flu shot on Wednesday. On Friday he vomited twice and had loose stools. No fever. Everything is back to normal now. Do you think it could have been related to him having the flu shot?? > > > > > > Rhonda > > > Dad dx. with LBD in 2004. He is now in the advanced stage of LBD. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 Perhaps the knife in the glass holds the head and neck bent at just the right angle for the throat to be opened to its best capacity. Several years ago a doctor told Mom (who always had a hard time swallowing pills) that if you bend your head down slightly there is more room for the pills to pass down. He also said that the first people on earth didn't have cups so they had to bend down to drink out of their cupped hands. He also gave the example of bending to drink out of a water fountain. Mom always had us kids drink a full glass of water while she held our ears closed. > > > > > > > > My dad has been having deep hiccups for the past several months. They happen on and off throughout the day. He hiccups while eating and sleeping. Does anyone else have a loved one with hiccups?? > > > > > > > > Also, my dad had a seasonal flu shot on Wednesday. On Friday he vomited twice and had loose stools. No fever. Everything is back to normal now. Do you think it could have been related to him having the flu shot?? > > > > > > > > Rhonda > > > > Dad dx. with LBD in 2004. He is now in the advanced stage of LBD. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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