I thought I had it bad

I feel for Jennifer Mee, the 15-year-old Floridian who has been hiccuping for three weeks.
   Being someone who suffers from hiccups that go on for three days, I can tell you that this young woman is going through hell.
   Mine were five to six seconds apart, but Jennifer can hiccup 50 times in a minute.
   You do not “get used to them”. Even at my frequency, they are annoying, and prevent you from working or functioning properly. Forget it when it comes to taking phone calls.
   And unlike me, Jennifer has seen experts, none of whom have been able to help her.
   I am sure she has tried everything. Some of my hiccups were burps as well, which I think helped expel some of the air. The only way I managed to stop hiccuping for my radio interview last week was to eat: during the meal I tended to stop. I have, consequently, put on some weight just in three days.
   I didn’t see the segment, but I heard that some guests on Fox News thought they had a gadget which would work on the diaphragm. I pray Jennifer will find relief from hiccuping soon.