Health Care & Insurance  May 31, 2023

Longmont-made device called cure for hiccups

LONGMONT — Uncontrollable hiccups can be so aggravating that after trying various home remedies — including holding one’s breath or being scared by a friend — the sufferer might exclaim, “This is the last straw!”

Who knew that a straw could be the answer?

Those suffering with hiccups simply suck water through the device, triggering a reaction that is designed to stop the spasms. Courtesy Hiccaway

For Victor Fehlberg, president and CEO of Longmont-based Higher Innovations Inc., the answer was just that: a modified, adjustable plastic straw-like device he calls a HiccAway that has…

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With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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