Very few of us haven't experienced those strange sounds known as hiccups that sometimes escape our mouths without warning. It's an occurrence we frequently find funny when it happens to others, but it ...

Everyone gets the hiccups. The unmistakable, sudden muscle movements and distinct "hic" sound are an all too common occurrence, especially while eating or drinking. While hiccups are usually brief and ...

Hiccups happen when an involuntary spasm in the diaphragm causes the vocal chords to snap shut, which makes that hiccup sound. Everyone grows up with their own family hiccups cure. There's trying to ...

When you get hiccups, it might seem like they are coming out of nowhere – and before you know it, they’re gone. To find out exactly why hiccups happen, I talked to my friend Dr. Luisita Francis, a ...

Yes, they’re annoying--and, yes, there are ways to deal. Hiccups that just won't quit are almost as annoying as being stuck in traffic for hours...with a crying baby...and no air conditioning. We may ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (The Conversation) – We all get hiccups from ...

Q: I’ve been hiccupping for days. Please help! A: Most people have hiccups occasionally, and sometimes they can last for days. What are they, and what can you do to stop them? At the bottom of your ...