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2007-08-07 05:15:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
There is a muscle that is located between your lungs and your abdomen. It is called the diaphragm. Hiccups happen when your diaphragm gets irritated and spasms. The spasms push an irregular breath up and across your voice box and you get that silly hiccup sound.
2007-08-07 05:20:34 · answer #1 · answered by kevinmccleanblack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hiccups are a spasm of the diaphragm.
These spasms can be caused by:
If you eat too fast, you can swallow air along with your food and end up with a case of the hiccups.
Any other practices that might irritate the diaphragm such as eating too much (especially fatty foods) or drinking too much (drunk people hiccup) can make you prone to having hiccups.
In these instances, your stomach, which sits underneath and adjacent to the diaphragm, is distended or stretched.
Because they occur in relation to eating and drinking, hiccups are sometimes thought to be a reflex to protect you from choking.
In very rare cases hiccups that are recurrent or last for days are signs of a very severe medical condition and need to be evaluated by a physician for treatment.
Hope this helps. :-)
2007-08-07 12:19:56 · answer #2 · answered by Peatea 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The usual cause is because the rhythm of one's heart beat and respiration get out of synch.
2007-08-07 12:18:23 · answer #3 · answered by philosophyangel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you lagh non stop you get them to get rid of them have someone scare you or drink water and do a handstand.
2007-08-07 12:18:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cuz there not drinking water....
2007-08-07 12:18:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a reaction when you drink something to fast.
except i get them when i get really really hungry, so i dunno the explanation for that one.
2007-08-07 12:17:54 · answer #6 · answered by fuzzypony14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-08-07 12:18:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋