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Started taking dexamethasone yesterday for sinus and ear inflammation. this morning i've been having hiccups, even when i just cough, i'll hiccup. for reference, i never get hiccups, maybe once a year. is this something that will go away?

Q: started taking dexamethasone yesterday for sinus and ear inflammation. this morning i've been having hiccups, even when i just cough, i'll hiccup. for reference, i never get hiccups, maybe once a year. is this something that will go away?

: Most likely. Never heard of Dex causing hiccups. Old Missouri cure is to take a tall full glass of water and drink it from the other side as you lean over a bathtub. This will flush our air in stomach which can be causing it. Worth a try in AR I would think. And cheap. Let us know if it helped down there.

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Most likely. Never heard of Dex causing hiccups. Old Missouri cure is to take a tall full glass of water and drink it from the other side as you lean over a bathtub. This will flush our air in stomach which can be causing it. Worth a try in AR I would think. And cheap. Let us know if it helped down there.

Answered 9/3/2022

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A member asked:

Started taking dexamethasone yesterday for sinus and ear inflammation. this morning i've been having hiccups, even when i just cough, i'll hiccup. for reference, i never get hiccups, maybe once a year. is this something that will go away?

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