 [ Symptoms ] my dad has chronic hiccups for the last 2 months every 5 seconds nothing has worked from his doctor specialist  a couple years ago he had prostate surgery they caught the cancer early and were able to remove it he is changed his diet to bring down his cholesterol and blood pressure he is 56 150 pounds his doctors has prescribed him medication liquids but nothing has worked and it is even worse today i do not know if there is a specialist that handles this type of thing there is not much information online about it what should be the next step here where do we start [ Disease ] start with a gastroenterologist in many cases this can be fixed with a combination of medications and even surgery i have had bouts with chronic hiccups my entire life until i found a permanent over the counter medicine that cured them for me and keep me from ever getting them anymore and i am in my mid 40 is i would get the hiccups for 1 to 4 days which would lead to other problems with the spasms flaring up my ulcer i am not a doctor but i know it works for me and improved my quality of life 100 the named brand medicine is not labeled for a hiccup cure and the only main ingredient is what does the job for me every day i take just one time released tablet of just plain mucinex blue and white box made by reckitt benckiser although it is designed to work as an expectorant to relieve chest congestion and it thins and loosens mucus it does a whole lot more for me the main ingredient guaifenesin 600 mg is what stopped my hiccups when i last had them mid 2012 and i have been taking one or two 12 hour tablets daily ever since if you get another brand it will probably not be time released so be careful as it may work for 4 hours at the most i hope this helps and please let me know if it does because it sure changed my life my dad is having the same problem did your dad is condition improved if so can you please share what he did