الملخص الإنجليزي
Hiccups are typically benign and self-limiting. However,
persistent or intractable hiccups can be debilitating, and
may indicate the presence of an underlying physiological
or psychological disorder. A 63-year-old man presented
to the behavioral medicine clinic at a tertiary care hos pital in Muscat, Oman, with a 4-year history of intrac table hiccups. After exclusion of all organic causes intractable hiccups, a diagnosis of psychogenic hiccups
was made. Psychogenic hiccups are very rare, and only
seven case series and reports have been published to date,
according to PubMed and Google Scholar. This report
includes a comprehensive review of the literature on all
reported cases of psychogenic hiccups published to date,
according to these two databases, to thoroughly investigate the effectiveness of various therapies for this condition. Psychogenic hiccups are very rare, and diagnosis
should be made after exclusion of organic causes. Management can be challenging because of the lack of
evidence-based interventions.
