Hiccupping singer has brain tumour
Updated on 13 July 2009
A singer who has suffered from a constant bout of the hiccups for more than two years has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Christopher Sands, of Timberland near Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, hiccups persistently every two seconds when his condition is at its worst.
Mr Sands, 25, has tried every cure possible, including hypnotherapy, Reiki and yoga.
A backing singer in a band, he has even had an operation to try to cure his hiccups, which at times have prevented him from sleeping and eating properly.
Experts at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham have previously said his condition was down to a damaged valve which had caused an acid reflux condition.
Doctors have managed to create a new valve linking his oesophagus and stomach to try to alleviate the problem.
But Mr Sands now thinks a Japanese doctor has found the cause of the problem - a 12mm tumour at the back of his brain.
The discovery came to light during an MRI scan in Tokyo after Mr Sands was flown out to Japan by a television station to see a hiccup specialist.
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