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Chronic hiccups and sleep

I Arnulf1, D Boisteanu, W A Whitelaw

  • 1Service de Pneumologie et Laboratoire du Sommeil, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.

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|April 1, 1996
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Sleep significantly impacts hiccups, reducing their occurrence and frequency as individuals transition from wakefulness to sleep stages. Hiccups disrupt sleep onset but do not affect established sleep.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Sleep Medicine

Background:

  • Chronic hiccups are a persistent condition affecting patient quality of life.
  • Understanding the physiological mechanisms influencing hiccup activity is crucial for developing effective treatments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between sleep states and the occurrence and characteristics of chronic hiccups.
  • To determine how different sleep stages, including slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement sleep (REMS), affect hiccup patterns.

Main Methods:

  • Overnight polysomnography was conducted on eight male patients with chronic hiccups.
  • Data collected included hiccup incidence, frequency, and timing relative to sleep stages and events like apneas.

Main Results:

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  • Hiccup incidence and likelihood were highest during wakefulness, decreasing progressively through SWS to REMS.
  • Hiccups showed a significant tendency to disappear at sleep onset and REMS onset.
  • Hiccup frequency slowed during sleep, and sleep onset latency increased when hiccups were present.
  • Sleep efficiency was impaired due to prolonged wakefulness and reduced SWS and REMS.

    • Conclusions:

    • Sleep state strongly influences the neural mechanisms controlling hiccups.
    • Hiccups disrupt the process of falling asleep but do not appear to disturb established sleep stages.
    • Further research into sleep-disrupted hiccups may reveal novel therapeutic targets.