Meet 27-Year-Old Mum Who Has Been Hiccuping Up to 100 Times Daily for 8 Years

A mum of two from Lincoln, Lisa Graves, has been having loud hiccups up to 100 times daily for almost 8 years and so far, doctors can’t ascertain the cause or offer any effective remedy.

According to DailyMail, the hiccups started when she became pregnant in January 2008 and doctors told her it was most likely caused by her pregnancy, so, she thought it would soon abate. However, even after giving birth to her second daughter in May 2012, the hiccups have shown no sign of stopping despite trying series of remedies.

The 27-year-old has visited several doctors who have carried out numerous tests, still, no cause or cure has been found for the unusual ailment.

Mrs Graves said:

‘I started hiccuping when I was around four months pregnant with Emily. I went to the doctors and I was told it was a part of pregnancy and a hiccup could be a way of getting air to your baby quickly. I hiccup every hour without fail – it’s really loud it almost sounds like a scream.  Some people have even said I sound like a dinosaur.

I went to Bingo with my friends for the first time last week and let out a hiccup and they called off the game because they thought I’d shouted “Bingo”. It was really embarrassing. I get some really funny looks from people but I try to laugh it off, usually blaming it on whoever is with me.

But my family don’t notice it anymore, for my daughters I’ve hiccupped their whole lives so they don’t even bat an eye-lid when I do it now.

See Also

Breakthrough Drug Targets Cancer Tumors Without Harming Healthy Cells

I let out two really loud ones during dinner the other day and they didn’t even look up.’

Without anyone able to shed some light on the cause of her unusual condition, she fears she will be hiccupping for the rest of her life.

She said: ‘It’s frustrating, I just want to know what’s causing them there must be a reason for it. I’m going to keep pursuing it until I can find out what’s causing them, I’m just at a bit of a loss as to where to turn now but I can’t give up.’