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YUKON, Okla. (KFOR) \u2014 A Yukon man has been suffering from a medical mystery for more than a decade, non-stop hiccups.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Hiccups is my nickname,\u201d said Richard Flores. <\/p>\n
From 2013 to 2021, Richard Flores\u2019 hiccups were on and off. Five years ago, they became permanent.<\/p>\n
Flores has an infectious joy about him, which makes it easy to miss the constant hiccups. <\/p>\n
He\u2019s become a master at masking them.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs I have the hiccups, I breathe with them. So, it doesn\u2019t make that sound,\u201d said Flores.<\/p>\n
Behind that smile, he\u2019s quietly suffering from chest pains, shortness of breath, and sudden episodes.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes they get so bad that I suffocate because I\u2019m breathing and burping at the same time,\u201d said Flores. \u201cMy breath, I lose it for up to a minute to a minute and a half, you start seeing the stars.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u2019s gone to doctors, but so far there have been no answers.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst, they thought it was tied to acid reflux, which I have severe acid reflux. They\u2019ve done three endoscopies and colonoscopies. I\u2019ve had MRIs, CT scans, X-Rays,\u201d said Flores.<\/p>\n
Flores said doctors did find a 4.6-centimeter cyst. <\/p>\n
\u201cJust roughly the size of a golf ball that\u2019s in my head. And it\u2019s considered an Arachnoid cyst,\u201d said Flores. \u201cI believe that it may be causing the problem, pushing part of the brain that\u2019s causing my hiccups.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, doctors disagree.<\/p>\n
To help him find some relief in sleep, he\u2019s been prescribed painkillers, along with another drug that helps him a little. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy doctor prescribed me chlorpromazine,\u201d said Flores.<\/p>\n
There are some more tests and scans doctors want to try. Flores has to save up money for those, because insurance has denied them.<\/p>\n
He also found a doctor in Texas who has helped other people with chronic hiccups, but that doctor is not accepting new patients. <\/p>\n
Now, Flores is at a loss. <\/p>\n
\u201cI am concerned that it\u2019s a possibility this could develop into something else,\u201d said Flores.<\/p>\n
A friend with the same condition in England encouraged Flores to share his story, to find others like him in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomebody might say, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m going through that! I\u2019ve seen a doctor for this,\u201d said Flores.<\/p>\n
Flores isn\u2019t giving up. He has too much to live for, like his family and grandchildren; he wants to watch them grow up.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an experience that I am going to get over,\u201d said Flores. <\/p>\n
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