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Acupuncture therapy for persistent hiccups.

Elad Schiff1, Yaron River, Arie Oliven

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine B, Bnai Zion Medical Center, and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
|March 23, 2002
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Persistent hiccups, a disabling condition, often resist standard treatments. This study shows traditional acupuncture successfully treated two patients with hiccups refractory to conventional therapies.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Integrative Medicine

Background:

  • Persistent hiccups (singultus) are a rare, disabling condition with numerous potential causes and treatments.
  • Current treatment options lack evidence-based efficacy, with no single modality proving superior.

Observation:

  • Two patients presented with persistent hiccups that were refractory to conventional medical treatments.
  • These patients had not responded to standard therapeutic interventions for intractable hiccups.

Findings:

  • Both patients were successfully treated using traditional acupuncture.
  • Acupuncture provided a novel and effective treatment for these cases of persistent hiccups.

Implications:

  • Traditional acupuncture may represent a viable therapeutic option for persistent hiccups.

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  • Further research into acupuncture for intractable singultus is warranted given these positive outcomes.