What makes us Hiccup??

Question

I've always wandered... never known!

I had them all yesterday, and i didn't do anything, other than go to school!

Answer 1

It is an involuntary muscle spasm in the diaphragm. This spasm is caused from Too much alcohol, water, spicy foods, and eating too fast. There are some other causes but, don,t remember them all. There is no sure fire way to stop them immediately either. Even though everyone and their grandmother has one. I just read this in my bathroom reader 18th addition last night. There was a guy that had hiccups for nearly 20 years. Sometimes hiccuping 40 times a min.

Answer 2

A hiccup or hiccough (generally pronounced "HICK-cup" (IPA: [ˈhɪ.kəp]) independent of the spelling) is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm; typically this repeats several times a minute. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes the glottis to close, creating the "hic" noise. A bout of hiccups generally resolves by itself, although many home remedies are in circulation to shorten the duration, and medication is occasionally necessary. By extension, the term "hiccup" is also used to describe a small and unrepeated aberration in an otherwise consistent pattern. The medical term is singultus.


While many cases develop spontaneously, 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, drinking an excess of an alcoholic beverage, or electrolyte imbalance. Hiccups may be caused by pressure to the phrenic nerve by other anatomical structures, or rarely by tumors and certain kidney disease. It is reported that 30% of chemotherapy patients suffer singultus as a side effect to treatment. (American Cancer Society)

Answer 3

If you send the food too fast into your digestive system causing sudden rush of air into your lungs will cause hiccups.

One possible beneficial effect of hiccups is to dislodge large chunks of food, which have become stuck in the esophagus, or which are traveling too slowly. When a large piece of food is swallowed, which the natural peristalsis of the esophagus is unable to move quickly into the stomach, it applies pressure on the phrenic nerve, invoking the hiccup reflex. This causes the diaphragm to contract, creating a vacuum in the thoracic cavity, which creates a region of low pressure on the side of the lump of food nearest the stomach, and a region of high pressure on the side of the lump of food nearest the mouth.

Answer 4

air bubbles,
for hiccups---rub the hole at throat (called heaven rushin point)
rub it in circles if u get hiccups, it also works well on pets that get hiccups if u have a dog.

Answer 5

I am not positive but sometimes you inhale or eat too fast. I am sure there are more things that cause it. The problem is if you don't stop they don't have an answer for that.