Often, when I start eating I sort of have a few hiccups and the feeling of a blockage in my chest . At its worst, I can t swallow even water. It usually passes after a few minutes, and I think I can help it with deep breaths as I feel it coming on. It is sporadic, though my wife believes it happens most when eating bread.
You need to be evaluated to establish the cause of recurrent hiccups. It may be functional without any cause. But sometimes glands in the thorax or a tumour can irritate the phrenic nerve and cause hiccups. Or you could be having oesophageal spasm which is causing difficulty in swallowing. A chest Xray should be done and if further indicated a CT Scan Of chest and endoscopy should be done. In the meanwhile take a tablet of Pantaprozole-40 mgm and a tablet of itopride-150mgm.
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Hiccups And Feeling Blockade Of Chest
You need to be evaluated to establish the cause of recurrent hiccups. It may be functional without any cause. But sometimes glands in the thorax or a tumour can irritate the phrenic nerve and cause hiccups. Or you could be having oesophageal spasm which is causing difficulty in swallowing. A chest Xray should be done and if further indicated a CT Scan Of chest and endoscopy should be done. In the meanwhile take a tablet of Pantaprozole-40 mgm and a tablet of itopride-150mgm.