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What causes u to get the hiccups?

2007-06-01 16:15:55 · 5 answers · asked by Lea 6 in Health Other - Health

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Hi Lea. Hiccups result from spasms of the diaphragm muscle (your major breathing muscle). These spasms can be caused by:

1) Mineral deficiencies (e.g. Magnesium, Potassium and Calcium). These are common with modern diets.

2) Hiatal Hernia

3) Irritation of the nerve to the diaphragm (the Phrenic nerve) that originates in the neck. Often, spinal subluxations at C3-C5 levels in the neck can cause this irritation, and, thus, cause hiccups.

Your family Chiropractor can help you will all three causes.

Best wishes and good luck.

2007-06-01 16:24:24 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 1 0

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. Irritation of the nerves that extend from the neck to the chest can cause hiccups. Although associated with a variety of ailments (some can be serious such as pneumonia or when harmful substances build up in the blood for example from kidney failure), hiccups are not serious and have no clear reason for occurring.

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2016-09-05 19:30:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

A twitching of the diaphragm, the thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen.

2007-06-01 16:20:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

I haven't had the hiccups in a longtime. BURP......!!!! Now that's a different story. I don't know really.

2007-06-01 16:20:19 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0 0

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