Woman, 46, reveals she is in despair after having hiccups for 11 YEARS

Amanda Corby from Hull has spoken of the baffling condition she suffers with - persistent hiccups.

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by Ellie Hooper |
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The 46-year-old says she's in despair after suffering from the condition for more than a decade.

Amanda has bouts of hiccups about five times a day, with each lasting up to ten minutes at a time.

'I've tried scaring myself and supping water - all the old tricks, but nothing works for me,' says Amanda.

Amanda has tried the common 'cure' for hiccups - drinking water backwards, but to no avail
Amanda has tried the common 'cure' for hiccups - drinking water backwards, but to no avail

'I tried hypnosis once which stopped the hiccups for three months, but then they started up again. I'm out of ideas of what to try next.'

Hiccups are a results of the diaphragm, the muscle below the ribcage, contracting involuntarily.

And Amanda says the disorder is making her a laughing stock at her workplace, a Bingo hall.

'It's quite embarrassing, particularly when I'm in front of customers.'

Miss Corby has become disheartened with her Doctors after they failed to help her when the problem first began.

'I don't see the point in going back for medical help,' she said. 'I don't think anyone will be able to help.'

The world record for hiccups is held by Charles Osbourne, who died in 1991. He endured 68 years of regular hiccuping after a pig fell on him.

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