Whats the point of them?
What do they do?
Thanx
2007-10-01 22:45:21 · 5 answers · asked by ❀ѕoмeтнιng aвoυт eммa 2 ҳҲ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Ҳҳ™ 5 in Health ➔ Other - Health
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
Many conditions are associated with hiccups, but none has been shown to be the cause of hiccups.
1) If you eat too fast, you can swallow air along with your food and end up with a case of the hiccups.
2) 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.
3) In these instances, your stomach, which sits underneath and adjacent to the diaphragm, is distended or stretched.
4) Because they occur in relation to eating and drinking, hiccups are sometimes thought to be a reflex to protect you from choking.
Numerous home remedies for hiccups exist. The reason that these remedies are thought to work is that carbon dioxide build-up in the blood will stop hiccups, which is what happens when you hold your breath. If the vagus nerve that runs from the brain to the stomach is stimulated, hiccups can also be alleviated (this is what is happening when you drink water or pull on your tongue).
Try these methods at home:
Hold your breath.
Drink a glass of water quickly.
Become frightened.- commonly used
Use smelling salts.
Pull hard on your tongue
2007-10-01 22:55:48 · answer #1 · answered by rosieC 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A stimulation of the diaphragm causes hiccups. This can be caused by anything from anxiety, eating or drinking too much, or a disease process. Have hiccups? Try this: It REALLY works. Drink a glass of water while holding your ears. If this doesn't work and hiccups are persistent, seek medical opinion.
2016-05-18 23:55:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hiccup is the involuntary movements/spasm of the diaphragm. The diaphragm is a muscle sheet that separates the chest from the abdomen and located under the rib cage.
The phrenic nerve is in the diaphragm and irritation of it causes the diaphragm to spasm.
Initiation of hiccups is often associated with stomach irritation, upper respiratory irritation, or from an electrolyte imbalance.
2007-10-01 22:59:01 · answer #3 · answered by debrawashburn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't quote me on this...
but i've always believed that your body causes you to hiccup due to lack of oxygen intake!!???
you will find if you have the hiccups and do deep breathing they will usually subside quite quickly!
2007-10-01 22:54:45 · answer #4 · answered by sneekineeki 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You get hiccups because you are in the right place at the right time.
The point is: to get you some attention and look silly.
They make a funny noise.
2007-10-01 22:52:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 7⤋