He drinks
Drinks again
And again
For 7, 8 years, he can’t live without sprite or coke
(his drink for 1 month)
If I don’t have them, I feel anxious. I need it by my side.
But
I drink them because I have to, not because I like them
Hiccups
Cough
It began
It’s been going on for 7-8 years now
Hiccups started randomly
It doesn’t seem like it'll end
What he needs right now is
SODA
Drinking sprite is his way of ending hiccups
Will it work...?
Coughs
I’d say I’m giving stress to my neck
He stimulates his neck with soda
to stop his hiccups temporarily
He drank 1L of soda in a short time
I drink 2-3 bottles as a quick fix
Coughs
But that only lasts a while
If it’s long, my hiccups go on for over 2 hours
2 hour hiccups occur 3-4 times daily
Even if I try to stop, I can’t
Interviewing is hard due to his hiccups
I went to various hospitals
There’s no hospital in this town that I haven’t visited
After seeing his hiccups, wouldn’t you think he tried? He tried everything
He did everything to stop his hiccups, which continued for 8 years
Holding his breath
Failed
Handstand
Failed
Drinking vinegar
Failed
Result: Everything failed
I heard that drinking urine will cure it
(Did you…?)
I just thought about it, but couldn’t do it
Among those options, drinking soda worked best
It calms him down for 2-30 minutes
During work, hiccups started again
He heads somewhere by himself
But
Wha.. What are you doing?!
He gags himself to throw up
He’s obviously suffering a lot
After vomiting, I feel a lot better
This is his last resort when he really can’t bear it
Throwing up is less painful than hiccups
He puts this much in his mouth
And vomits
He shoves it in his throat
So our kids are worried
And begs him to stop
But he’s suffering so much
That’s why he shoves it in his throat
How did his abnormal hiccups start?
8 years ago, I sold Chinese cabbages to a merchant
He & his neighboring farmhouses were going to sell them together by receiving the deposit beforehand
But my neighboring farmhouses received the deposit
and sold the Chinese cabbages to another merchant, more expensively
He had to return the deposit money to the original merchant
So he returned all the deposit money, including the ones his neighboring farmhouses had to pay
They were supposed to pay me back the money I paid on their behalf
But they didn’t pay me back
In the end, there were disputes and foul languages going back and forth
I had a hoarse throat, since then, my neck loosened up
and my abnormal hiccups started
He never got his money back, and his abnormal hiccups still remains
Even when he eats, vicious hiccups continue
Eventually,
He gags himself again
He eats and throws up, over and over again
he eventually became skinny
He prepares to go to bed
Is that a scratchback?
When my hiccup starts, I shove this in my mouth
I carved this & put it here so I can retch
That night,
His hiccups still didn’t stop
In the end…
I gotta use my final method
Is that kaoliang liquor?
The ABV is about 56 percent
I’m a lightweight drinker, but I’m obliged to drink it
Depending on strong liquor, he goes to sleep
Can’t he go back 8 years ago, when everything was normal?
They visited the hospital again for medical examinations
The depth of his hiccups are deep
Duration is long, and it has a loud sound
He has chronic hiccups
There are tons of reasons why chronic hiccups occur
Doctor ran various tests including CT and MRI
We did head MRI, diaphragm CT,
gastroscope, and thyroid neck examination
There were no distinct causes that could trigger his hiccups
NOTHING was wrong…?!
Psychological treatment is necessary
because his abnormal hiccups started after he got into disputes with other people
which was a psychologically triggering incident
and he received consolation and support from many people after his hiccups started
that psychological reason may have been a severe influence on the continuance and reinforcement of his hiccups
But wait,
Production Crew/ Your hiccups stopped
Yeah, it’s weird not hiccuping.
We will continuously treat him with medicine that treats the temperamental & psychological causes of his hiccups
He’s smiling because his hiccups paused
Hon, look. My hiccups stopped
Did your hiccups really stop?
Yeah
Permanently like this~
Shouldn’t I be living like this?
We hope you receive treatment well & say goodbye to your hiccups forever!