The Story of the Man Who Hiccuped 40 Times a Minute for 68 Years

Yes, you heard right. A man named Charles Osborne, spent most of his life sobbing almost non-stop. passed.

Alright What was the reason for this?

Charles Osborne was hospitalized with complaints of abdominal pain and hiccups that had been going on for 10 days.

Osborne, who spent 68 years of his 96-year life sobbing, was hiccuping about 40 times per minute for the first 15-20 years. Later, this number slowed down to 20. Since this man could not swallow food properly due to hiccups, he consumed them by grinding them with a chopper.

His illness continued for 68 years and He got his name written in the Guinness Book of Records as the man who sobbed for the longest time.

In 1922, Osborne was trying to hang a pig weighing approximately 160 kilograms for slaughter.

However, as soon as he lifted the pig, it fell to the ground. He said he didn’t feel anything at first, but After this incident, he started sobbing almost non-stop.

Doctors found evidence in Osbourne’s brain,A blood vessel the size of a pinhead is blocked he said. In other words, as a result of this blockage, a small part of his brain that prevented the hiccup response was damaged.

As time went by, Osbourne He found a way to block out the sound of his sobbing.. He was breathing using a method he had determined between his sobs. This method was taught to him by the doctors of the hospital where he was treated.

this man How his sobs ended before he died still remains a mystery.. Obsourne had lived without hiccups for only 28 years of her 96-year life.

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