2006-07-19 17:35:16 · 10 answers · asked by kcjej24 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
"Hic!" You've just hiccuped for what seems like the tenth time since you finished your big dinner. Wonder where these funny noises are coming from? The part to blame is your diaphragm (say: die-uh-fram). This is a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest, and all hiccups start here.
The diaphragm almost always works perfectly. When you inhale, it pulls down to help pull air into the lungs. When you exhale, it pushes up to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated. When this happens, it pulls down in a jerky way, which makes you suck air into your throat suddenly. When the air rushing in hits your voice box, you're left with a big hiccup.
Some things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much, an irritation in the stomach or the throat, or feeling nervous or excited. Almost all cases of the hiccups last only a few minutes. Some cases of the hiccups can last for days or weeks, but this is very unusual, and it's usually a sign of another medical problem.
You've probably heard lots of suggestions for how to get rid of hiccups, and maybe you've even tried a few. Holding your breath and counting to 10 is one way some people can get rid of their hiccups. Other people say that drinking from the "wrong" side of a glass of water is the way to become hiccup-free.
Putting sugar under your tongue might work, too. And maybe the most famous treatment - having someone jump out and scare you when you're not expecting it - helps some people wave good-bye to their hiccups. Boo!
Reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MD
Date reviewed: March 2006
2006-07-19 17:37:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 41⤊ 8⤋
You get hiccups if you don't share with your siblingsm my mom always said.
And it was true. Everytime I had a chocolate bar hidden in my room, furtively, i mysteriously developed hiccups and my sisters would always catch me.
Then someone would pound on me suddenly shrieking wildly and the shock made the hiccups go away.
2006-07-20 01:02:55 · answer #2 · answered by blind_chameleon 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
From sleeping with people with hiccups :(
2006-07-20 00:50:16 · answer #3 · answered by Ozone 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
WOW (to PollyDoodle's Answer). Um you get hiccups when you eat or drink too fast. Taa-Da!!!
*Thank You*
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2006-07-20 00:39:58 · answer #4 · answered by Nikki 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Either by eating to much without chewing properly or by taking irregular breaths, they are caused by the spasming of your diaphragm
2006-07-20 00:40:05 · answer #5 · answered by Ryoko L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By eating to fast or if air gets trapped in your lungs
2006-07-20 00:40:21 · answer #6 · answered by Coot 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your breathing gets out of sync. with your heartbeat.
2006-07-20 00:38:21 · answer #7 · answered by Ahab 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is when u eat or drink a lot in a short time ... Cabron ..
2006-07-20 00:41:37 · answer #8 · answered by Elmo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i start laughing or i'm nevous
2006-07-20 00:40:24 · answer #9 · answered by KaRiSsA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by not drinking enough water.
2006-07-20 00:41:13 · answer #10 · answered by pierr295 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋