what causes hick ups?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Hiccups are sudden, involuntary contractions of the diaphragm muscle. As the muscle contracts repeatedly, the opening between your vocal cords snaps shut to check the inflow of air and makes the hiccup sound.


Hiccups are known to develop often in specific situations, such as eating too quickly, taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing, or drinking an excess of an alcoholic beverage. Hiccups may be caused by pressure to the phrenic nerve by other anatomical structures, or rarely by tumors. It is still unclear to scientists exactly why hiccups occur, particularly because it doesn't seem to give us any specific benefit.

Answer 3

Gas

Answer 4

HIC-UPS ARE A SPASM OF THE DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE. IF THEY DO NOT SUBSIDE WITH DEEP BREATHING, THEN YOU MAY HAVE TO INDUCE A SPASM WITH DRINKING WATER FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF THE GLASS (9 GULPS AFTER ONE BREATH ONLY).

Answer 5

Eating to fast, getting scared, sometimes breathing in gulps.

Answer 6

a glitch in your diaphram - from eating, breathing, laughing, talking or any combo

Answer 7

Your diaphram.......uh........cramps up, or spazzes. One of the two.