I've had the hiccups for about 3 days now. They don't repeat constantly, I might get 4 or 5 hiccups per hour. What causes this?
2007-01-12 14:22:05 · 6 answers · asked by The Phoenix 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
I also have a minor cold.
2007-01-12 14:26:46 · update #1
Well there are many different answers to this particular question.
1. Your diaphram is contracting irregular due to unknown issues, such as heartburn internal pain and other potentially critical issues.
2. i'm not a doctor, so please go see one. they will easily treat this sort of thing if it is a diaphram issue, if not it may be a heart problem. such as missing a beat and starting up every so often. some have lived forever with this issue so not so long. GO SEE A DOCTOR!
2007-01-12 14:30:22 · answer #1 · answered by Lalangel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"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
2007-01-12 22:28:42 · answer #2 · answered by Finnis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like an abnormality in your breathing pattern. I smoke cigarettes and sometimes when I do...I will hiccup a couple times from inhaling the smoke too fast or something. I change my breathing pattern when I smoke, which causes me to hiccup. So your most likely doing something threw out the day that causes you to breath irregular and that will disrupt your diaphragm and create a spasm, resulting in a hiccup.
2007-01-12 22:31:50 · answer #3 · answered by k1zzar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a disruption in your diaphragm if you breath slowly and deeply in and out it will help to calm it and they will go away
2007-01-12 22:27:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you talk, drink or eat fast? sometimes if you sollow air, foods or drink or fast and sometimes talk to fast that causes hicups.
2007-01-12 22:27:36 · answer #5 · answered by larry t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unhealthyness..you may not be eating enough
2007-01-12 22:25:48 · answer #6 · answered by K-Rad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋