can anybody explain what's going on inside our body and what exactly is a hiccup?
2007-02-26 08:49:47 · 5 answers · asked by banzaiii 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Its a spasm of your diaphragm.
Your diaphragm is a muscle that works with your rib muscles to expand to let you breath in and contract to breath out.
Just like any other muscle it is susceptible to spasm's and when it happens your lungs quickly inflate for a split second making a hiccup.
The sound is created when the air rushing in hits your your voice box.
2007-02-26 08:57:00 · answer #1 · answered by Beef 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hiccup is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm; (a muscle I think is in your ab area) typically this repeats several times a minute. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes your throat muscle to close, creating the "hic" sound.
2007-02-26 17:05:35 · answer #2 · answered by unused account 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally there's a spasm in the diaphragm for whatever reason. That's al a hiccup basically is.
2007-02-26 17:00:15 · answer #3 · answered by Crossroads Keeper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-27 07:36:30 · answer #4 · answered by Daphne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a weird sound and a strange sensation.it sucks
2007-02-26 16:57:22 · answer #5 · answered by deezel09 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋