Hiccup always, hiccup everywhere: a man whose eternal companion was hiccups (6 photos)

Hold your breath, drink cold water. Last resort say a funny phrase “Hiccups, hiccups, go to Fedot, from Fedot to Jacob, from Jacob to everyone. In these simple ways, you can get rid of from hiccups in a few minutes. But not in the case of Charles Osborne.





The unfortunate resident of Iowa hiccupped for 68 years. The feature did not appear immediately. Charles was almost 30 years old, male kept a farm. And he was just about to butcher a pork carcass. Suddenly slipped and lost his footing. Soon the hiccups began which was supposed to pass by itself in a few minutes. But this is not It happened.

Doctor visits began. And in agony. But only Aesculapius shrugged: healthy. What Causes Hiccups and Can You Avoid It? get rid of is unknown.



Among the main causes of involuntary contraction of the diaphragm includes hypothermia, heavy meals, alcohol intake, stress and other. But how did a fall provoke chronic hiccups? Mystery. Above which puzzled more than one generation of doctors (and Charles lived a long life).





Charles in his youth

As a result, in the 80s, Dr. Terence Anthony concluded that chronic hiccups caused by a ruptured tiny blood vessel in the brain men. But modern doctors tend to a different version. Could state provoke a fragment of the rib, which damaged the diaphragm during the fall. Eat the likelihood that the stroke also caused the hiccups.

Whatever it was, but Charles tried everything possible methods, from drug and hormonal therapy to surgical intervention. And non-standard too: asked a friend shoot a shotgun so that an unexpected loud sound frightens and got rid of the debilitating hiccups. But it's all to no avail.



Charles in old age

The story of the man was publicized. He was written about in the newspapers and hundreds of sympathizers sent letters of recommendation and guaranteed ways to fix the problem. But absolutely all Osborne methods are already tried. About 10 years after the onset of the hiccups, he resigned himself, learned to live with his peculiarity - he suppressed the sound itself before an attack, squeezing your chest. Charles was married twice and had children. Worked and even served in the army. However, the problem worsened with age. the fact that all the food had to be crushed: the man was afraid to choke a large piece during the next attack.



The hiccups suddenly passed in 1990. But enjoy the peace the lucky man did not last long: a year later, the only one died from an aggravated ulcer, having lived to a very old age (97 years) and got into the Book of Records Guinness as the man who hiccuped the longest in the world.