My granddaughter is 8 years old. She has had consistant hiccups since she was a baby. She only seems to get them when she is excited or laughs a lot. I have noticed recently that when she gets exhurted she raises her hand to her heart. I have asked her what she is feeling and she says it s fast and bouncy. What might be causing both these things to happen to her. thank you
Fast heart rate which can né felt by oneself can occur due to any factor which increases force of contraction of heart. Most common reason for this is anemia. So your child need to work up for anemia and other nutritional deficiencies and also need ECG to rule out rhythm disturbances.