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The “cotton bud technique” as a cure for hiccups

Authors: Joshua Max Brostoff, J. Birns, E. Benjamin

Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 5/2009

Abstract

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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Title: The “cotton bud technique” as a cure for hiccups
Authors: Joshua Max Brostoff
J. Birns
E. Benjamin
Publication date: 01-05-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Issue 5/2009
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Electronic ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-009-0920-0

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