Why Do We Get Hiccups & How To Stop Them | RTC

[@laurainthesky3765]

As a mental health professional, I really appreciate you correcting inaccurate use of the term PTSD. PTSD is often be a debilitating chronic illness and hearing it used so casually hurts.

[@sadyechester6934]

As a person with diagnosed cPTSD it definitely hurts when it’s used so loosely. I agree with you 100%. It’s invalidating those of us who do have it and suffer from it.

[@JNL76]

As an abuse victim, I agree 100%.

[@llewisdolphins]

I agree. I do suffer from PTSD and seeing it thrown around so often is frustrating. People use it and the real understanding of it is lost. It affects every aspect of your life. I have found some of my triggers, and by voicing them to my children and fiancé I can avoid those ones. But since mine comes from childhood trauma and major abuse, I can't control every part of it. I have even peed the bed as an adult. I can't avoid every trigger and sometimes have awful panic attacks. Sometimes I have no clue what the trigger was, but find myself in a heightened state of fear and defensiveness. There is no "cure" I can only manage to avoid triggers I can control. PTSD is no joke and not fun to live with. You are so right, it should not be used so arbitrarily. Thank you for voicing that.

[@Japan_of_Green_Gables]

Really almost every mental illness this happens to. I hear people using OCD, depression, bipolar this way too. Sometimes I even hear people using schizophrenia that way too! Usually as an insult to someone, calling them schizophrenic (which is so mean given how stigmatized that illness is). But yes, as someone who was diagnosed with PTSD who fortunately is doing much better after seeing a good therapist who did prolonged exposure therapy with me, and having a good doctor, I appreciated it too. And I also appreciate YOU, laurainthesky, for doing very important work.

[@cheesenugget3254]

Yea it made me cringe, especially because i Just finished a term about ww1 and ww2 and their struggles

[@beautifulleaves8616]

Love when a doctor can say I don’t know, makes me feel safer. I’ve had doctors not admit it and cause me to suffer more

[@k3qever413]

agree. That happened to me as well. My GI doctor accused me of being crazy and making things up. He even shamed me while my mom is with me. Turned out I am really sick and misdiagnosed multiple times.

[@hassanshaadhih2532]

I agree. Honesty is necessary when our life is on the line. Especially in the medical professions we need more truthful people.

[@sunnyaparece3532]

I agree. I feel better when a doctor can tell me that they don't know something. For one, they are admitting that they are human to, and don't know everything. For another, the way I see it, my doctors job is to help me figure out what's wrong with me, Not to be a walking database.

[@maggiekelley259]

The only doctors I keep relationships with say this. I can't see a doctor who puts themselves at god status. They're humans who had the money and executive function to go to medical school. I was pre med but started having seizures and it ends up being a pissing contest. I have lived in this body for almost 40 years, raised by a nurse, and literally checked my dead father's vitals and eye dilation at 10 years old. I'm not paying someone to play god. I'm paying someone to make decisions with me or, I don't know... EXPLAIN ANY DECISION WITH A COMPLETE THOUGHT?

[@Etherealzyo]

Agreed

[@rhiabloom12]

2:39: I was seriously ready for him to say, “Try stepping outside and touching grass”

[@xTlsBob4]

Underrated comment

[@judyfreeman5193]

That would have been helpful

[@Yltimate_]

😂😂😂

[@joseabril9256]

I like that he’s honest and will admit when he doesn’t really know the answer to a question, not just give out an unnaccurate piece of information just to answer a question.

[@onionbubs386]

As someone who did marching band for 4 years, it absolutely 100% is a sport, and an incredibly difficult one at that. You have to be an athlete and a musician at the same time.

[@OhlalaBanana...]

Yeah, my dad learned how to play drums in highschool and was part of different marching bands until I was like five and he lost weight from it and his mental health got better.

[@eeveequeen15]

I was in marching band, too. I played bass drum.

[@sennepepernoot]

My first thought was no when i saw the question but when dr mike started calling out the effects, i changed my mind so fast!! Respect!

[@vicfuentesluver]

yes I play sousa and gosh its such a workout!!

[@onionbubs386]

@@sennepepernoot respect right back to ya. not everyone is willing to change their mind after being presented with facts.

[@sabrinadavis7452]

This is the first time I’ve heard a KZbinr talk about gastroparesis, and as someone with non diabetic gastroparesis it makes me super happy!

[@josiefike]

My son was born with 2 inguinal hernias, one on each side of his groin. He was super sick and threw up everything he ate for the first 3 months. Finally, we figured out what was wrong after so many tests! Swallow studies, ultrasounds, blood tests, different formulas, endoscopy ect! He was failure to thrive and so tiny because he couldn't keep anything down. He had surgery at 3 months old and instantly started gaining weight! No more throwing up! He is now 6 years old and has had no problems since!

[@EmEm78]

That must have been so stressful! Both of my sons had (much less serious) feeding and digestive issues in their early months, and it's such a scary, challenging and confronting thing to deal with. I'm glad that you finally got answers and the problem was rectified, but that must have been an awfully long three months. I'm glad that he's thriving now xox

[@Schrodingers_kid]

I had one of them and it was so bad it had to be removed even before it was safe to do such surgery

[@keerthanas4144]

I'm so glad, kinda teared up when I read he's 6 now

[@rokturi]

i aint reading allat

[@Schrodingers_kid]

@@rokturi it's "a lot"

[@lazarmladenovic1742]

FUN CASE for hiccups. Last year on 2nd of may I got hiccups after vomiting, hiccups lasted 5 days non-stop. After 2nd day I was vomiting due to irritation caused by hiccups, and 3rd day I was colapsing every time I vomited and was out for 2-15 seconds. On 5th day I was admitted to hospital where I had 30ish episodes of losing consciousness and they say that my heart stoped for 10-15sec ( keep in mind, I'm vomiting and colapsing right after or in middle of ). They did all kind of tests on me , and I was book case of a healthy 28 year old. I was in a hospital for 14 days and in the end they said it was vasovagal syncope and I got pacemaker. Now I got ptsd for hiccups. ( This is a really short version of what had happened ). P.S. Vet student here and I love your videos, keep up the good work!

[@leeann4743]

Holy mackerel. What a nightmare!

[@qpeluso]

A tablespoon of vinegar gets rid of hiccups instantly

[@cathymckay5915]

😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@lazarmladenovic1742]

@@qpeluso tried every *hack* for stopping hiccups that I found, nothing helped...in the end I had to take chlorpromazine and it's the only thing that helped, but vomiting ( and passing out right after) 2-3 times in every hour continiued for 10 days

[@qpeluso]

@Lazar Mladenovic you do what's best for you. I grew up having vinegar to get rid of hiccups and thought it was well known. I've surprised a few of my friends when I suggested them to do it.

[@20AVX]

Drinking water slowly ( like just sipping/sucking it from a glass/bottle ) for as long as you can without pausing ( breathing through your nose only, keep the sucking motion going) has been super effective for me. Just came here to share👍🏻

[@zahraalhussein1912]

Idk why, but ever since the first time that I started watching Doctor Mike, I’ve always had this feeling that I could trust him, which is really something that I have rarely felt before, especially with social media influencers. I’ve been watching Dr. Mike for over a year now, and this feeling of trust has only increased more and more by the second. Thank you Doctor Mike for being one of the most genuine people that I’ve ever had the pleasure to come across.

[@byuftbl]

I think it’s cause he just goes by straight fact and knowledge instead of emotion

[@WizDaPenguin]

Plus he makes it clear when he doesn’t know the answer to something or is not well-informed about a topic

[@llewisdolphins]

Same here. Being a medical professional myself, not a doctor, I can verify a lot of the things he teaches. Being evidence based makes him even more trustworthy because he won't tell us anything that can't be proven and that is a breath of fresh air. No sugar coating and easy to understand language. School doesn't teach that kind of bedside manner, that's all him. 😊

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

Its how he talks about stuff. He has good comfort skills

[@Human_85]

That's called a parasocial relationship... also I agree

[@williammiller6330]

I just wanna say, I personally suffer from multiple mental conditions. Watching your videos make me feel a strange euphoria i normally don't. These last few months have been tough with everything going on and all of the bills getting passed against my folk, so it really helps me a lot. Thanks for being easy to watch.

[@apixieswhisper]

I hope you’re okay🥺

[@lizzieboredom3775]

Oh, I feel you. I used to get anxious from time to time, but now it's become my default state. My job is a big source of that, so I quit. Of course now I have the anxiety of finding another job.

[@llewisdolphins]

One day at a time my love, but know that you are never fighting alone. I am sending you strength through the cosmos and giving you a mental hug anytime you need it. You are a stronger person than you know and I admire that. Fighting internal battles while coping with the outside world makes you a warrior. Remind yourself of that everyday. You are a warrior! ❤

[@llewisdolphins]

​@@lizzieboredom3775 anxiety is hard. I have that also. It is irrational and frustrating. I have controlled so.e of it and remind myself to not worry about things I have no control over. I still deal with panic attacks, but at least I can calm myself better when I start getting anxious of things I can't change or control. One breath at a time sweetheart. You got this.

[@cheesenugget3254]

​@Don’t read my profile picture wrong time wrong place

[@Kevin-S]

A long time ago, I was getting really tired of hiccups, and I decided I was going to will them away. Surprisingly, it worked. Ever since, I’ve been able to stop them as soon as they start. It seems to me they’re voluntary, but don’t seem like it.

[@petersavieri]

As someone with diagnosed complex ptsd, I’m glad you clarified the difference between an isolated psychosomatic reaction to the memory of a banal experience, and the lifelong struggle against debilitating inhibition and avoidance, hyper vigilance, panic symptoms and even attraction to risk as a subconscious addiction, that are all part of the fun of real ptsd. Also… the brand is spelt Vaporub 🤔

[@jess_ismore]

It looks like in the screenshot from their website, it's VapoRub. But it's a screenshot, what are you correcting?

[@petersavieri]

@@jess_ismore Not so much correcting as remarking on how Dr Mike said “I love that you called it vaporub”. I wasn’t sure if he meant he thought the person got it right or wrong. A lot of people colloquially call it “vapor rub”

[@Devin_Smile]

“attraction to risk” is interesting. i was diagnosed with acute ptsd and have never heard of this symptom

[@RinLikesFish]

Exactly. I don’t have c-ptsd, I’m diagnosed with just ptsd instead of complex, but severe avoidance and paranoia/panic attacks are something I experience with stuff in every day life. I hope you’re doing well my friend, thanks for writing this comment 🫶

[@diegoernesto396]

​​@@Devin_Smile yes it happens. When you haven't lost your mind and you can still think(probably thinking no good because of the PTSD) you tend to seek something that can make you feel just as bad to make you "feel better". For example, believing that alcohol is what helps reduce anxiety when in fact it increases it especially with medications. Alcohol tends to interact with almost everything. I've seen that specific example happen to people more than once and specifically from PTSD.

[@angstydoodles1101]

I comment this on a lot of videos, but if you don't like journaling or find it awkward or uncomfortable, it can help to sort of "remove yourself" from the scenario by writing a narrative/story where fictional characters experience the event(s) for you. Could be original characters or existing ones, whichever you prefer. I've always hated and struggled with journaling, and this has helped me a lot. By putting other characters into my shoes, it's easier to write about, and imagining how someone else would approach an issue I'm having really helps me to work through it and see it in a different light, especially if the character is one I really admire and look up to.

[@ZeUberCharge]

For the deal with losing a limb, here is my idea. Rigor mortis occurs because of intracellular Ca/K/Na concentrations getting spilled out because of cell death (and reaching the right tissues) which is why RM doesn't occur instantaneously. It also wears off when those ions are used or that nervous tissue itself breaks down (again, with time). It might just take a shorter time in limbs since they are not entire bodies (less tissue/ions to worry about)

[@하늘구십오]

I love the way Dr Mike is honest while answering the questions. He gives his medical opinion so truthfully. I like the way he explains everything with a realistic approach. To be honest,as a medical student he's a big inspiration for me!! Keep going Dr Mike!!

[@KurtsPillow]

I started watching Dr. Mike when i first started my 11th grade and during that time i was very unsure of what i should be doing, but watching you speak and deliver the speeches made me feel a strong sense of bold motivation to take up medicine as my career choice, i felt it so magical to know about a human body, it almost felt like a very deep lying thought to me, and all thanks to you, i cleared my entrance last year and i'm finally during my 2nd sem in medicine. Thank You !

[@llewisdolphins]

Congratulations!! That's a big deal! You will do great! The human body and all its working is so intriguing and beautiful. You got this! Saving lives and healing mind, body and spirit 😁❤

[@itsdokko2990]

there's never enough doctors, friend. good luck in your endeavours!

[@KurtsPillow]

Thank you ! From the bottom of my heart for such beautiful motivations ! May you all reach the highest peak’s too!

[@delaneyromaniello2926]

Hi Dr Mike I’m a vet student and I think it would be really cool if you did a video with a veterinarian about one health and/or public health. There’s a surprising amount of veterinarians in federal population med/epidemiology and I think it would be really cool.

[@sophiaisabelle027]

Dr Mike never disappoints. His dedication and commitment is commendable.

[@anon_rah01]

this video is reposted

[@Sploot_sploof]

Ye

[@tjay2197]

@@anon_rah01 i thought it was, why?

[@vanDKnaNL]

@@tjay2197 I believe it’s because he’s moving from his apartment to his new house, so he doesn’t have so much time for filming new videos 🤷‍♀️

[@levipeterken4020]

A nice generic comment to get to the top

[@researchotaku]

RE: the apple-cinnamon negative reaction. I learned about this type of phenomenon in my General Psychology class in college (circa 2004 so if science has disproved this, let me know). It's called "sauce béarnaise syndrome" - the psychologist who coined the term went out to dinner with his wife and had sauce béarnaise as part of his meal. He shortly after got sick and after that, sauce béarnaise made him feel ill. He theorized that sauce béarnaise syndrome is the body's way to protect you against eating poisonous substances because he didn't have the same reaction to his wife or restaurants in general, only to the sauce béarnaise.

[@dale116dot7]

Southern comfort. Yuck.

[@erinmarieee23]

This is still true, and it’s now commonly called taste aversion. It’s the most difficult aversion to change/treat because our sense of taste and smell are strongly connected to the memory region of the brain and cannot be directly manipulated, so you usually just have to take a break from those foods and smells long enough for your brain to “forget” those negative memories associated with the stimulus.

[@tquasa07]

I vomited five guys burger and fry sludge all over the carpet when I was a kid; I also ate pizza 2-3 times per week for a couple months. each of these caused taste aversion for a few months

[@courtneymarti8199]

Thank you for doing another RTC video!!! I had an interesting thing happen at my live theatre venue a while back (also when you going on tour again?!) that made me want your input. I had a patron (male, 60s) who was found unresponsive in his seat inside the theatre during a performance - I directed a coworker to call 911 and radioed tech to stop the show so I could go in to help him. He had a weak pulse and was breathing, but he was warm to the touch, and it was very difficult to rouse him - he was out for much longer than I expected. We didn't want to move him in case of a brain injury, and thankfully the EMTs arrived fairly quickly to assess him - by that time he was awake again. He mentioned that he is prone to vasovagal syncope, which you've discussed often on the channel, and the EMTs assessed him, checked all his vitals, and cleared him to stay. It made me wonder: was he out so long because the entire episode happened while he was seated? If the "goal" of passing out in a vasovagal episode is to get horizontal so your blood pressure and heart rate can return to normal, I imagine it's not helpful if you're seated because your heart CAN'T get on the same level as the rest of your body. I'm curious what your thoughts are here. Thank you for working so hard to help your patients and correct medical misinformation online! I appreciate you!

[@RinRiot1980]

Rigor mortis occurs because of a chemical process in the muscles when oxygen is no longer present, so my guess is that amputated limbs experience rigor mortis. ETA: I'm so glad you mentioned the humidifier. It's been a life changer for me.

[@glennquagmire42069]

Not sure about oxygen. Rigor mortis occurs mainly due to 2 causes: 1) rise in Ca ion in sarcoplasm 2) decrease in ATP in sarcoplasm. After death as body begins to stop producing ATP , Ca-ATPase pump of sarcoplasmic reticulum stops working. As a result Ca comes out into the sarcoplasm causing the unmasking of active sites in actin for myosin for cross-bridge activity. And also as new ATP is not being produced, the cross bridges are not getting broken down. There is no role of nerve impulse to cause rigor mortis. So rigor mortis can be happened in amputated limbs.

[@tannukashyap8311]

​​@@glennquagmire42069 yes this is what I've read in biology too☺️ due to the cross bridges not being broken down there will be sustained contractions.

[@charlenekatepinpin3921]

Whenever I have hiccups they're always so intense that they are so painful on the chest and jolts my entire upper body. It lasts for hours and it's so unbearable when you've exhausted most of the remedies you can think of until they go away on their own. Thanks Dr. Mike for explaining how they're happening. I've got a better understanding of what's going on when I have these pesky hiccups.

[@marienoudoudou]

I have the same kind of hiccups that you describe, and found that the best method to cet rid of them is drinking a tall glass of water, all in one go! If I don't have water available I hold my breath and swallow my saliva a couple times. I hope this can help you too!

[@qpeluso]

A tablespoon of vinegar gets rid of hiccups instantly. I grew up doing this and am so surprised that nobody knows this.

[@brile5994]

I got rid of my hiccups by drinking water with my head tilted down. I watched a video from Insider Business.

[@general_merten]

I commented under the video , but for you I repeat it here again. "Well Moistcritical did a video on this and what he showed there cured any hiccups I had no matter the reason ( spicy food, drinking to fast) after the first hic no hiccup anymore. Tell yourself you don't have gills , you are not a fish anymore. It has a 100% success rate with me. Try it like a mantra and comment if you did and it worked. Your welcome." You can also watch his video by looking for moistcritikal hiccups and the name of it is " I know you wont believe it"

[@JadedTaste]

glob of peanut butter works every time - I get the same hiccups

[@okamisama13]

I once read about hiccups in dogs that they have this responce due to stress. I had a pup at that time, that for some reason started hiccuping. I immediately remember what I read and came down to his level to comfort him. The hiccuping stopped. After this incident I started to pay more attention to myself, when I started hiccuping. And while I may not notice it at first, I did experience stress at the time of hiccuping. The method I use is relaxing. It helps to sit down and lower my head. I then concentrate on my breathing and the feeling of actively relaxing my body. Kinda like meditation. It helps immediately. In some worse cases when the stress is piqed it may take a little more time, but it works. Also about clogged nostrils. I think I've read somewhere that we always have one of the nostrils "clogged" (i.e. the air passes with bigger difficulty). And during the day the clogg changes sides (at one point the left nostril is clogged, then after some time - the right nostril). And the reason it is happening is that it helps to better smell smells. I do experience this kind of clogging of my nostils and I was wondering if there is some truth to this.

[@Priya-cv3gx]

I am from India. My grandfather had uncontrollable hiccups for days and a person known to our family suggested that Guava leaves paste mixed with milk (I don’t remember cold milk or warm milk) and when we gave it to my grandfather the hiccups stopped instantly.

[@aRealAndHumanManThing]

maybe due to the fat and sugar in milk + some medical usable ingredients in the leaves (sry for being vague as an antivaxxer but wikipedia didn't specify which ingredients in Guava could work, only that it was discovered that you can use it like an antibiotic and that Guava seems to be generally healthy)

[@Dpm_2005]

​@@aRealAndHumanManThing Hold up, you're an anti-vaxxer?

[@rctvrose2631]

No he’s making fun of them saying that there proof is vague that vaccines give disease

[@benhoward3865]

@@Dpm_2005 I'm pretty sure they were saying that they were being vague like one, not that they were one.

[@sergiowinter5383]

​@@aRealAndHumanManThing The majority of mankind never did a vaccine because they became a thing after the industrial revolution. Certified modern world moment

[@staceyparfait1671]

The holding your breath to get rid of hiccups really works! Sometimes you might have to do it 10 times in a row but it WILL get rid of them. It stabilizes the diaphragm. I've been doing it since I was about 9 years old 😊

[@ronaldhudson169]

I find it helps me if I really bear down while holding my breath.

[@PageNumber687x]

from stories my grandpa told from his time in WW2 and my uncle from vietnam, yes, amputated limbs do still go through rigor mortis. it's a chemical reaction in the muscle(s) due to lack of stimulus from the nervous system.

[@TheLightInferior.]

Dr. Mikhail, your latest video has officially given me a PhD in self-care! From debunking health myths to sharing practical, pragmatic tips; you always manage to make learning about health both entertaining and informative! Thank you for using your platform to, once again, make the world a healthier place, one viewer at a time!

[@sarahmoellenberg]

I love it when you bring in the neurobiology of memory and talk about mental health in a way that is non-stigmatizing. Thanks for encouraging the use of bibliotherapy as well; most of the work of therapy happens outside of therapy sessions.

[@angielo659]

I love that you mentioned rock climbing AND bouldering as fitness activities that are fun. That's what I do and it's changed my life in so many ways.

[@cheyenneshade50]

I don’t have diabetes, but I was diagnosed with gastroparesis! It’s nice and fun to see someone mention it because I never see it talked about

[@bottle3124]

Gastroparesis is indigestion, people have indigestion all the times and you don’t need diabetes to have it.

[@bottle3124]

But I understand the confusion

[@estrobart6785]

Props to Doctor Mike to combatting misinformation with such enthusiasm and accuracy. Keep up the good work bro!

[@Mostafizur_rahman188]

What Causes Hiccups & How To Stop Them, @4:40 Thank you, Dr. Mike, for your assistance. I experienced intermittent hiccups for approximately 30 hours, and the remedy involving sugar proved effective.

[@johnbarbero757]

Fun to see all the responses about hiccups. I used to get hiccups frequently growing up (still do) and stumbled upon what seems to work for me. Right after the first few hiccups I start taking deep slow breaths, 3 - 4 usually does the trick. It's become a reflex at this point so I don't really have a way to know if it actually works or if I just don't get prolonged hiccups anymore. Sounds like breathing techniques works for many though, so if the first breathing technique doesn't work for you; try a different one :)

[@ondradvorak]

Same here. Only thing what helps me, is breathing technique. Really deep breath to my belly with concentration about the position where the diaphragm is and tighten your ab muscles for something like massage for the diaphragm. Works for me everytime since discovering this technique.

[@drawn2myattention641]

Hiccups 4:40

[@jiawesome]

Thank you dr.mike for uploading these medical info related videos despite your busy schedule!! Can't be more grateful for your videos to exist!!❤️

[@lavender0822]

Who’s watching with hiccups rn 🙋🙋

[@JKL99100]

Me

[@TahitiLover]

Me

[@humansyay5613]

Me

[@LeniroseCollado]

Meh

[@Chedda11]

mey

[@archana.v2100]

I think avoiding certain flavours/food is called Taste Aversion. It happens because eating it was followed by an unpleasant consequence (nausea/puking), making you want to avoid that food. Had read about it in Psychology!

[@byuftbl]

That’s why I hate potato salad. I threw up after eating some and can’t fathom ever wanting to eat some again

[@MrNiccholas]

I have an aversion to Applesauce, Jell-O, Orange Gatorade, and Snack Pack Pudding Cups. I had a difficult medical filled childhood. All of these were things I either had medicine mixed into, or things that ate so much during a very difficult times in my life I struggle to eat them today because they bring up too many memories I am working on concurring my aversion by slowly reintroducing the items and hopefully I will again be able to enjoy a breakfast of applesauce, Jell-O with a glass of Orange Gatorade, and Snack Pack Pudding Cup for dessert!

[@Nym_Arya]

Actually learned a great trick for hiccups. When someone has hiccups (not yourself) start asking them rapid fire questions, ones they have to kind of think about. One time that sticks in my mind well I was working in a retail job writing up a sale with a woman and her teenage daughter got hiccups after a bit I turned to her and went with my go to topic of meals since it's an easy topic to expect people to eat. "What did you have for breakfast?" "What did you have for dinner last night?" By time I got to lunch I stopped and said "You're not hiccuping anymore." They were shocked. No idea how it works but it always has for me.

[@monkelifegood]

Ohhh. Is the reason everybody wakes up with really stuffed noses is because our bodies don’t bother to sneeze when sleeping.

[@waldo1248]

Fun bit about the cinnamon one. That very well might be the phenomena known as 'taste aversion'. It's likely something we developed very early on in evolution as a way to detect foods that could be poisonous. In terms of conditioning techniques, it's actually the fastest to take hold, often only needing one instance of it before you're fully conditioned. It's why people won't go back to a restaurant if they had one bad experience, will continuously say they don't like a certain food over decades, or have visceral reactions to medicines, just like in the case of the cinnamon medicine.

[@jaynestrange]

I think that sort of taste aversion is pretty common. A lot of people I know have a food or two that they hate cause they ate it & then puked once.

[@Dbuofnolafb]

I had acid reflux as a baby and threw up like SO MANY types of food. To the point that I developed an entire ED because there’s only a couple types of food I can eat without being stressed out 😢. Thankfully I’m doing much better now

[@Nataliatg89PW]

So this is why i get " _vietnam flashbacks_ " when i see mushrooms 💀

[@princesspixel3151]

That explains why I keep getting nauseated when my family and I are having certain meals, especially steak and potatoes in the recent years. 🤢

[@FenrirAldebrand]

I'm also thinking it was the apple cinnamon Neo Citran that they were talking about. That stuffs just awful no matter what flavor it is.

[@mrrandom.]

Doctor Mikeis one of the best Doctors! WHO ELSE AGRRES?

[@SSSyoutube8035]

W.H.O. agrees😅

[@johndreemurr5574]

THE best!

[@MoboFromDoomed]

me

[@MoboFromDoomed]

​@Don't Read My Profile Picture ok i wont

[@marcwilliams5051]

Dr. johnny sins is the best doctor😂

[@brody9019]

I tried his hiccup cure and it was surprisingly effective! I Love Doctor Mike and appreciate everything he does

[@ReeganWiens]

Question for Dr. Mike; What is the best way to tell a parent/guardian about a ongoing physical /metal health difference? What can you do if they refuse to take you to a doctor?

[@alivia8260]

Dr.Mike is the reason I havent given up on my dream of being a doctor. thank you for everything you do, keep it up!

[@llewisdolphins]

You got this!! You will be a great doctor! I hope that once your in med school that it's a breeze for you. You will be saving lives and helping keep countless humans stay healthy 😊

[@leeshaginley2351]

Dr. Mike you are the G.O.A.T.! I get hiccups ALL. THE. TIME. My mom says I had them all the time even before I was born! Your sugar trick is the only thing that works and my life is changed! I've even started carrying sugar packets in my purse 😂

[@da_bananananana4171]

I think the whole "fear gets rid of hiccups" idea is based on you gasping and then freezing a little in fear. I dont know how to explain the fear response exactly, but when something surprises me it feels a lot like the breaths you explained.

[@Sunflowersarepretty]

This is so informative. Also about the sleep one I remember how easy was it to fall asleep when I was kid. Just close my eyes and I'm off into the dream world. Now as an adult there's a thousand things to worry about so stress and anxiety do play a role in our sleep problems as well as the fact that kids need more sleep because they're growing and as adults we dont grow like kids do so we sleep less then them.

[@maryhudson1700]

Yes I feel your pain 😢

[@jimwoodard64]

I've always kept a journal of things that I consider blessings at the end of the day. That really changed my entire outlook on life.

[@lindadove8298]

Thanks for coming on! I hope you do more videos soon! I miss your educational video. I hope you do one on patients that suffer from chronic pain and how doctors have no answers

[@bethtetrick661]

My Great Grandma told my Grandma who told my Mom which is what I do for my kids for hiccups...a spoon of sugar. I used to get hiccups all the time as a kid and it worked every time. I now know how to get rid of them without because I do get them frequently. I just calm myself down, breath slow or sometimes hold my breath and they usually go away. I love that a spoon of sugar was passed down from our elders though, and it works.

[@MacNcheesyy22]

2:47 as a climber myself, I definitely recommend it

[@RaVen99991]

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[@DavidMartinez-zj2gk]

You are great Dr. Mike. Good videos

[@ammo1238]

ive found that holding my breath for like 20-30 seconds stops hiccups quickly

[@HexIsme]

100% Swear by taking as big of a breath as possible and holding it for as long as you can, then slowly letting it out and doing it a couple more times. ALWAYS fixes my hiccups.

[@joannek1277]

Thank you for mentioning gastroparesis! Most people do not know of the condition and I suffered for years before being diagnosed. I am not diabetic but mine happened after an infection.

[@adinatovalandon3230]

My friend was visiting another country and got a virus there and it triggered a dormant gene she had for gastropeorisis and she's since had very few times that she could digest more than fluids and she's had to be hospitalized more than once

[@crocketmeow]

The teaspoon of sugar (or the substitute) works for me to stop my hiccups as well. One day, in a restaurant, I developed hiccups and asked the waiter if they had any sugar packets. The waiter looked confused but came out with one of those ceramic containers of Sweet and Low packets. A spoon-full of the Sweet and Low stopped the issue. Best of all, I learned this from Dr. Mike.

[@rabbit251]

I've tried sugar several times and it never works for me. I wonder why it works for some and not others.

[@julienyeah_velo]

I always drink water when I hiccup and it always work I recommend doing what Dr. Mike said like eating sugar as well as breathing in a bag

[@ava4936]

We love Dr. Mike, he teaches us more than the nurses do in school.

[@tjc_2661]

Because nurses don’t teach…

[@Launch.]

@dontreadmyprofilepicture4804 shut the hell up!

[@CreativeUsernameEh]

@@tjc_2661 My instructors do! They're excellent.

[@LP-xu5rr]

​@@CreativeUsernameEh same here! Still really nice to learn from someone like dr Mike

[@SBerTtube]

Nurses in school aren't there to teach.

[@andrealicalzi5786]

My question is are naps beneficial for us to take during the day as adults? If so, how long? Thank you for your help and being passionate about what you do! 🥳

[@mackenzeehurst4881]

This is something I actually just learned about! It is totally fine to take naps during the day, just don't force them. Lay down when you feel tired and sleep for either 30 minutes or an hour and a half. The reason for these times is so you don't disrupt your body's REM cycle. It's often more difficult to wake up when REM is disturbed so it's best to wake up before it starts or once it's complete. Hope this helps!

[@Kyle_P]

Mike has mentioned it in a previous video, probably a responding to comments. You can take naps, but keep them very short. Half an hour or less, actually. The reason is because you don’t want to go too deep into your REM cycles. If you nap too long, it will ruin your overall circadian rhythm and you will have a bad night’s sleep afterwards. The time of day isn’t a big deal, since your overall goal is simply maintaining a good circadian rhythm. A quick cat nap to refresh is fine, but keep it quick. That was essentially his message.

[@felixhenson9926]

Naps are absolutely fine and perfectly healthy to do! The length depends how you're feeling but i wouldn't go over 1.5hrs and say half an hour surprisingly kinda does do the trick.

[@rickhouse4407]

FYI your hiccup fix worked immediately! Thank you!😃👍

[@starfishgurl1984]

As someone with sensory processing disorder and multiple chemical sensitivities as a result of it I know sensory memory very well. Whenever I come across something that’s the same shade of pink that amoxicillin is I have to fight the urge to get sick from it because my sensory memory kicks in from a childhood of chronic ear infections from about birth to 7th grade (when I got braces that corrected my misaligned jaw that caused the infections). The instant feeling of nausea comes from the reproduction of the awful taste in my mouth and I often have to sip water or smell something to distract my senses to make it go away again.

[@luigimario2704]

I was allergic to amoxicillin a while ago

[@cloudii_nightsyt]

question, mike, which do you think is healthier, over ear headphones, or in ear? listening at 50-60% obviously.

[@Fantomeria3645]

Hey Gastroparesis! Nice to see it mentioned. I have idiopathic gastroparesis, the number of times I have to explain to a doctor about why it's an actual thing is crazy. Add the Hiatial hernia and Hemmeroids and it's a fun combo. But it's nice to hear it be explained from the diabetic perspective. (Not a diabetic myself.) But it's kind of cool to see the other half of this.

[@gianlucatartaro1335]

14:11 I instinctively yelled “YES” out loud at that without even consciously meaning to 😂 But yes, the answers to all of those questions were yes, and DCI is quite an extreme strength and endurance test. Especially drumline. Having a few dozen pounds hanging from your chest while marching all around a field is really exhausting, and the competition is always fierce 😅

[@rnptenafly]

The cinnamon apple thing, you've developed an aversion. A lot of bariatric patients develop food aversions. For example, my husband threw up a lot of chicken in the early days after surgery, and he wouldn't eat chicken for years. It's gotten better though, over time. I'm sure this is similar and may subside after a few months or years.

[@roya2021]

The best way to stop Hiccups is to drink 10 to 12 sips of water without stopping in between. I think it kind of acts like holding your breath, but it is way easier and more efficient and also healthier than sugar 🙂

[@Katjaneway]

Regarding the PTSD food question, it's a food aversion/association and I 100% know what you mean. One time I got food poisoning after eating chow mein at the food court and after throwing it up I couldn't eat it again for several years. I also was on a diet long ago where I basically ate plain white fish for several days in a row and finally couldn't even stand the smell of it cooking anymore, it made me physically ill. Still can't stand white fish to this day.

[@Raev222]

Yeah to me it could be explained as a defense mechanism. Your body knows it got poisoned or sick from it once and will make sure it doesn't happen again.

[@dream_walker9726]

i’m the same way with a certain type of goldfish, it just so happened the day i tried this new flavour i broke out in *horrible* hives in the middle of the night.

[@blugreen123]

So do I. It's why I hate cinnamon applesauce. When I was little, my parents used to mix one of my medicines in it. I like everything else apple cinnamon, but not applesauce.

[@cherylcrawford3581]

I would like to share that the best way to end hiccups is to breathe out all of your air and then hold your breath for as long as possible or drink water slowly for as long as possible, and then try to breathe naturally after. It works for me every time, and for those that I have taught how to do it.

[@kiarramcintosh3522]

MARCHING BAND/BAND IS A SPORT!!!!!!!🥁🥁

[@Jo-lv3pr]

yayaya these vids are my favourite. they’re like speed running questions we all might’ve had at some point in our lives. fact after fact after fact 😎

[@photographer25jan11]

Ji

[@Bonecrusher1022]

Lots of relatable things for me in this video! Journaling definitely helped a ton with my mental health. I've struggled with anxiety and depression my whole life and even though I'm not the best at keeping up with it, I've found I view and handle any sort of rough situations that come up. And then on the inguinal hernia: get that fixed in my opinion. I had one show up in early 2020 and had it fixed immediately but the problem was it recurred due to how the doctor repaired it. I saw them cause I was concerned due to the bulge starting to come back and they said it was fine so I just ignored it. Fast forward a bit to late 2022 and I saw a new surgeon and found it did recur. I was more anxious to schedule it this time around so I put it off and now it's giving me a good deal of pain some days. Currently scheduled for the surgery at the beginning of July cause it was a 3 month wait to do it laparoscopically as opposed to open again.

[@MyouKyuubi]

How to get rid of hiccups: Massage your diaphragm... Your diaphragm is spasming, it's kinda like a cramp... Massaging your diaphragm by pushing slowly but fairly hard right under the solar plexus area, and gently moving your hands around, helps to loosen up whatever is spasming or cramping in the diaphragm. Oh and be careful about doing this, do not hold your breath when you massage your diaphragm, your air-ways must be open and free to displace any air that pushing in on your diaphragm does... I don't know the specifics of why, but i learned that it's extremely important from various chiropractors i've gone to, whenever they do chiropractic stuff near and around the lungs and spine, they always tell me to not hold my breath when they do it.

[@Brooklyn_R08]

Dr. Mike is so underrated its crazy. I think he deserves way more credit then he gets! 😭

[@whynot07]

My friend’s mother is a chemical engineer and she told us that hiccups usually occur when ph goes high in the stomach so 2-3 drops of lemon juice fixes the hiccup. So far it always worked for me.

[@timothyjimothy6012]

What in the... I went to go drink lemon juice in the fridge and it stopped immediately.

[@timothyjimothy6012]

She's onto something. Feel way better

[@pyronix]

1:55 I was never lactose intolerant until the year I turned 35. It took a long time for me to figure out that it was milk/dairy products that was causing the problem. Went to a lot of specialists but they never even suggested it could be lactose/dairy intolerance or sensitivity. Struggled for it for about 2 years before I figured out what was making me feel sick all the time (prior to figuring it out I was almost consuming milk/dairy products daily).

[@byuftbl]

I have a friend that wasn’t until he got Guardia from drinking water out in nature. Apparently that can cause you to become lactose intolerant, and it caused it in him

[@itsdokko2990]

@@byuftbl i became lactose intolerant a few years ago...let's say 5 or 6, when i was recovering from a severe gastroenteritis episode. i can recall something that my mom gave me, telling me that would make me recover my g.i bacterial stuff, pro-biotic supplements, i remember that day i was bloated to hell, and after that, i can recall not being able to digest anything that contained dairy products. today, i can only eat certain cheeses without much problem like mozz and gouda and lactose free milk

[@fourcatsandagarden]

Back in 7th grade, I was getting hiccups every single day at roughly the same time of day, to the point where my teacher was convinced I was doing it on purpose to be disruptive, even though I was trying to bury my head to silence them, and being driven to tears because they hurt so bad. No one believed me when I told them how much it hurt either. I'm terrified of getting hiccups to this day because of that pain, but thankfully it rarely happens now.

[@AstralArbourSystem]

That happened to me on the bus once actually, I had really terrible hiccups and they were loud enough to draw weird looks from everyone around me (and it was a school bus so these were my classmates) and they hurt like hell too.

[@josephosorio5718]

I had a bad case of the hiccups. Nothing worked, I tried all of the tricks. On a whim I tried a spoon full of Ice-Cream. It stopped the hiccups mid stride. I have tried this on multiple occasions and it worked instantly. I think the cream coats the throat and relaxes the hiccup response. Thanks for your videos, they entertain and inform at the same time.

[@skepticalme]

It's been a while to see another RTC video. Might be late watching it, but I appreciate that you take the comments and answers our questions responsibly. For next RTC, if you ever see this, I want to ask does having microp3n1s affects your fertility or your ability to conceive/procreate?

[@MatiasKiviniemi]

For me for hickups, a 100% remedy so far has been to drink a glass of water in as small sips as possible. Idea is to drink as little as you need to for yourself to swallow and keep doing this as long as you can (get's more difficult in a moment), basically keeping all the muscles and nerves working.

[@CrossoverGenius]

my hiccups trick is almost the same - hold breath and take 10 small sips of water.

[@ryath1030]

I get really bad hiccups to the point where they're super painful. I've tried everything to get rid of them and nothing would work. Someone told me to drink a small glass of about 6 oz of warm water, take four to five matches, light the matches one at a time and put the fire out in the water and stir it and throw the matches away and drink. I swear to god it works for me every time. you hardly taste anything in the water and I think it's the sulfur in the matches that helps. I tried doing it with just the warm water and it doesn't work. When i do try this, I try to drink the water right after I have a hiccup, so I don't hiccup while drinking.

[@Tom-_-Hanks]

Something I've done for years to get rid of my hiccups is to inhale as much as I possibly can, exhale, and repeat a few times.

[@sunjiwoo5061]

From what I was taught growing up, best way to get rid of hiccups is drinking some water. Works everytime 👍 and probably healthier than a spoon of sugar 🙂

[@BadNewsBella]

Lucky! I literally get the hiccups everyday sometimes water works but most times it doesn’t 😞 I am diabetic so I don’t think I’ll be trying the sugar thing either lol 😂

[@th01m3nn]

​@@BadNewsBella Then maybe the breahting method Mike described?

[@emmadamae]

ugh drinking water sometimes work if the rythm of my hiccups r predictable lol i often choked on water bcs the hiccups came when i was drinking :") so i choose holding my breath as an alternative lol

[@KURENANI]

I holding my breath and it works wonders

[@guardianeris]

yeah no my father used to make me hold my breath and drink water for a minute and it was like, inevitably terrible for me, I'd always hiccup while sipping on the water and I'd always end up inhaling the water and so I'd start choking and all... And just holding in the breath doesn't help either because I will hiccup either way and it just makes it all hurt. Tbh I just let my hiccups go away by themselves, however long that may take.

[@Lucky32Luke]

We have a family treat for hiccups which now goes on for more than four decades (maybe more I am not sure). I heard it from my mom who heard it from her mom and since then I also practice it in my own family of three. In our family if you hear someone is having hiccups you go and hug them keep them tight in your arms and clam them down trying to establish a common rhythm of breathing and exhaling between you and the person. It won't happen in seconds but it does in a few minutes time. I don't remember a time which it wasn't working. You also need to concentrate on talking to the person in a calming tone. Now my daughter does this to her friends any time she notice any of them having hiccups. I am proud of her trying to help and I am more and more convinced the family method is working but find it hard to put science behind it. Can you, Dr. Mike?

[@e-manschannelofrandomness5088]

Just say “but I’m not a fish” TRUST ME it works I’m not even joking remember this when you hiccup

[@itsdokko2990]

my way of dealing with hiccups it's rather similar to yours, and it relies on breathing techniques. I start with dumping out all air stored and keep myself there until i can't hold much longer, after that, is a slow paced and deep respiration excersices until i can feel i'm no longer with hiccups.

[@crawwwfishh3284]

Sip water non stop for a minute or so. Gone also.

[@rvdb7363]

When I see someone with the hiccups I ask them a question like "what did you have for dinner yesterday?" Most people subconsciously hold their breath for a bit and flex their diaphragm when they think about a question. This is often enough to break the hiccup cycle. So when they've answered I ask whether they still have the hiccups

[@bbqchicken8681]

idk that sounds really southern american to me? where u from

[@josephosorio5718]

Thanks for the tip on hiccups. They have been driving me crazy for days. The sugar worked quickly. And I liked your definition on determining if something is a sport. Your the best.

[@theaestheticstrangerthingsfan]

For hiccups I just get a mouthful of water (to a comfortable amount) . Hold it in my mouth and spin 3-6 times. Then I swallow and it’s gone! 😮

[@acaenacabrera9030]

Hey Dr. Mike, I hope you see this! I have a question regarding Epilepsy. When I was a kid (around the age of 8) I was diagnosed with Epilepsy. I would experience absent seizures very frequently growing up and was prescribed Topomax. I am now 26 years old, I have not had an episode since and have been off Topomax for about 12 years now. I know there’s no cure to epilepsy but could you explain a bit about “out growing” seizures? Love your videos and podcasts!! You’re awesome!!

[@ryath1030]

I started having epilepsy when I was around 5. Sometimes I would have like 30 in a day. For some reason at the age of 25 my mom died right before my birthday and I haven't had one since. I had them for 20 years, all the time. Plus the neurologist that I saw said there was no medication for the type of seizures I had. I'm not nearly as stressed as I used to be and I know that can be a factor. I was taking care of my parents and I had two kids by the time I was 17. So lots and lots of stress LOL. I fear that one day they might return

[@TheMutantCreeper]

My dad developed chronic hiccups after getting heat stroke. He now takes medications and it’s doing a lot better.

[@robertomartinez377]

4:41 is the time he starts talking about hiccups btw haha

[@Smellysock1O1]

Hey mike! I have an ER story from here in ireland, i was horse riding as usual and i was thrown off and landed on my forehead then with the force my legs swung over and landed under me, i got x-rays , ct scans and an MRI turns out i had 2 out of place vertebrae in my neck (4 and 5 out to the side) they hoped it would just go back into place (only wanted an opinion because the nurses said my story was intresting! Thanks bye

[@businesssanford4464]

Surefire cure for hiccups - While standing, drink some water from the opposite side of a cup than you usually do. To do this you put maybe half a cup of water in a coffee cup or mug. Put your mouth on the far side of the cup and then bend over so far that you can swallow the water. Works every time! I guess it stretches the diaphragm. I used to get really bad hiccups that would last for over an hour. One of my college roommates told me about this and I’ve never had a hiccup that lasted more than half a minute since then. It’s worked for every single person I’ve shown it to. Please give it a try. Some people may not have a good enough sense of balance to do this so I can see that the sugar would be a better option for them. More doctors need to know about this.

[@RileyAbbott-gd8hw]

just think the thought “i dont have hiccups”. you will call me crazy, but i swear by everything that is holy it works. just give it a try

[@skatedude4882]

Facts

[@hadrianrex117]

1:20 this is "conditioned taste aversion."

[@blueberrymoon-gr3mo]

I literally started to listen to him tell me how to get rid of my hiccups that had been going on for an hour and immediately they went away

[@namisplace]

Hi! Vet student here. About the rigor mortis; I’d say that it only happens when the animal/person is deceased, since it is due to lack of depletion of the cell’s energy (ATP). If you break your ribs, the bone might be damaged, but that does not mean that it lacks ATP. And it is also safe to say that rigor mortis only happens in muscles and joints.😊

[@eliotj]

I think the question was more like: if someone's arm got cut off, would that severed arm then experience rigor mortis?

[@kelseybee7714]

So, I think the person meant like, if an arm gets cut off of someone's body, will that severed arm go through rigor mortis.

[@namisplace]

@Eliot Schager oh! If that's the case, I think so! If it's completely cut off, it would have electric impulse to depleit the cell's energy, so it does enter rigor mortis

[@namisplace]

@Kelsey Bee yes, someone has mentioned that before; I think it does enter rigor mortis. The arm that has been cut off won't have brand new electric impulse after a while, hence the depletion of cell energy does not happen anymore. So, it is safe to assume that yes, it may enter rigor mortis.

[@alhypo]

I used to get pretty bad hiccup fits. The breath-holding method worked to control it. But eventually, I got to the point where I would just hiccup once and that was it. I didn't have to do anything. It was sort of like I retrained my body to just hiccup once and then stop. 🤷

[@joyousengineeringstudent2525]

I love how you make fun, educational content 😁

[@izoraiza7169]

This reminded me of a time I once had my cousin over and she had a stuffy nose. She though it was a pollen allergy at the time and she didn't have any medicine for it so I gave her my unopened Dollar General nasal spray to spray her nose with if she wanted. She used it and it helped with her nose so she got to keep it. I did have another thing of nasal spray for myself. The one I gave her was in case I ran out of the one I was using. Eventually at a doctor's appointment she had she found out she does infact have a pollen allergy.

[@Nick_Slavik]

Hey Mike! I'd love to know your take on TENS devices and inversion tables 🙂 currently using a TENS device as part of my shoulder rehab, seems to be helping rebuild mobility (along with stretches and targeted exercises) Thanks for the great content!

[@DARTHxBRSTNITRX]

**obligatory not a doctor, but I am a clinical laboratory science student** I use a TENS unit for my spinal issues, and the way my physical therapist described the benefit is increased blood flow by stimulating the nerves. My understanding from PT and from classes is it's similar to an inflammation response, where the blood flow increases in the area being stimulated and the electrical stimulation activates neural pathways descending the inhibitory system of the central nervous system and that's how the pain is reduced. As for the inversion tables, there's very little research that shows they're effectiveness and can increase intracranial, ophthalmic, and otic pressure, which can be more harmful than good.

[@Nick_Slavik]

@@DARTHxBRSTNITRX Thanks! You may not be a doctor but I am not so ignorant to ignore the medical education to be in a Clinical Lab Science program 🙂👍 Thanks! 😎🤙

[@DARTHxBRSTNITRX]

@@Nick_Slavik You're welcome! I still hope @DoctorMike chimes in so we can both have confirmation on TENS and inversion tables 😊

[@Nick_Slavik]

@@DARTHxBRSTNITRX I too am curious about his take on them!

[@NotAgnor]

I had the same “food PTSD” thing with apple juice, I once drank loads of apple juice and threw it all up and now apple juice just tastes like sick

[@onekristywhite]

Dr. Mike, I have a question. I haven't sneezed in over 7 years. Is there a medical reason for this? I probably sound crazy haha. Thanks for being such a great doctor and fixing all the mis-information out there!! Love your videos :)

[@morganboggis03]

A sneeze is just a reaction to a tickle in the hairs or skin of the inside of the nose. You’ve probably just not had much bothering your nose or maybe your nose just isn’t that sensitive!

[@byuftbl]

Is there a reason or a way your nose hairs inside might’ve been cut off or fell out? Cause I think the little hairs inside is what triggers a sneeze when an object gets on them. If you don’t have them or they stopped working maybe that’s why? I’m not a doctor, it’s just a guess 😂

[@enricoakagaming3102]

2:47 So, does getting scared considered as an exercise because it makes my pulse and heart beat way faster than normal.