Anyone else get HA while taking drink?

[SG2]

just any drink, if it's more than a few seconds long?  I can't figure out if it's the position of my head (tilted back) or what.  If I use a straw though, I hiccup.

[SG2]

Thanks guys.

It's weird, all of it.  I feel like crap too much lately.  So tired all the time and nothing feels good anymore.  :(

[billyz123]

I get this too (the breathing thing). I have a chair that I rely on whenever I need to settle the Chiari situation. It has an adjustable headrest that I angle just a bit so the base of my skull is gently held. And then I recline a bit, must be a gravity thing.  You can try stuff out like this but be careful! Don't force anything and try not to put much pressure on the the skull or neck. I think the one thing to keep in mind at all times is to relax the neck muscles, and not bend the neck forward or backward. blaaaa , hope this helps<3

[selmaS]

  This could be chiari, or related GERD issues...and it could also be a hiatal hernia...

A hiatal hernia could explain the hiccups even with water...and if it is a sliding one, it can put pressure on ur diaphragm  ...

Not being a Dr I am just taking stabs in the dark with things it might be, and on;y a Dr can really tell u.

[SG2]

I hiccup regardless of how I drink soda.  Straw or none, lol.  

I hiccup with water through a straw too though.  

Another weird question, I have a hard time breathing certain ways.  Walking, and if I lie on my back, also when I'm eating...?  I guess a better description would be hard to take a breath.  

[selmaS]

  Hi, it can be the angle of ur head/neck that is creating the pain....and a straw is  something I use when I can....as I have avoided tilting my head back for so long...it is just a habit now.....

As for getting the hiccups, are u sure it is the straw and not what u r drinking? IE- soda?....just a thought.