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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar 10:2014:bcr2013202365.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202365.

Hypnotic hiccups

Robert Daniel Vorona  1 , Mariana Szklo-Coxe, James Catesby Ware
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Case Reports

Hypnotic hiccups

Robert Daniel Vorona et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Our patient presented with repetitive, self-limited bouts of forceful hiccups in sleep. Eszopiclone, a commonly prescribed hypnotic, appeared to cause these intermittent hiccups. This case is a reminder that eszopiclone may cause this adverse effect, and that it may be the bed partner and not the patient who furnishes critical sleep medicine history.

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