What causes hiccups?
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What causes hiccups?
by k-e-e-n Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:06 am
"Hic!" You've just hiccuped for what seems like the tenth time since you finished your big dinner. Wonder where these funny noises are coming from? The part to blame is your diaphragm (say: die-uh-fram). This is a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest, and all hiccups start here.
The diaphragm almost always works perfectly. When you inhale, it pulls down to help pull air into the lungs. When you exhale, it pushes up to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated. When this happens, it pulls down in a jerky way, which makes you suck air into your throat suddenly. When the air rushing in hits your voice box, you're left with a big hiccup.
Some things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much, an irritation in the stomach or the throat, or feeling nervous or excited. Almost all cases of the hiccups last only a few minutes. Some cases of the hiccups can last for days or weeks, but this is very unusual, and it's usually a sign of another medical problem.
You've probably heard lots of suggestions for how to get rid of hiccups, and maybe you've even tried a few. Holding your breath and counting to 10 is one way some people can get rid of their hiccups. Other people say that drinking from the "wrong" side of a glass of water is the way to become hiccup-free.
Putting sugar under your tongue might work, too. And maybe the most famous treatment - having someone jump out and scare you when you're not expecting it - helps some people wave good-bye to their hiccups. Boo!
Reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MD
Date reviewed: March 2006
The diaphragm almost always works perfectly. When you inhale, it pulls down to help pull air into the lungs. When you exhale, it pushes up to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated. When this happens, it pulls down in a jerky way, which makes you suck air into your throat suddenly. When the air rushing in hits your voice box, you're left with a big hiccup.
Some things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much, an irritation in the stomach or the throat, or feeling nervous or excited. Almost all cases of the hiccups last only a few minutes. Some cases of the hiccups can last for days or weeks, but this is very unusual, and it's usually a sign of another medical problem.
You've probably heard lots of suggestions for how to get rid of hiccups, and maybe you've even tried a few. Holding your breath and counting to 10 is one way some people can get rid of their hiccups. Other people say that drinking from the "wrong" side of a glass of water is the way to become hiccup-free.
Putting sugar under your tongue might work, too. And maybe the most famous treatment - having someone jump out and scare you when you're not expecting it - helps some people wave good-bye to their hiccups. Boo!
Reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MD
Date reviewed: March 2006
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Re: What causes hiccups?
by papa_cologne Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:42 pm
now i know why i get hiccups when i'm eating too quickly.... tnx for the info admin keen 
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Re: What causes hiccups?
by carelyn Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:31 am
that's what i always do keen...hehehe! thanks for sharing this information...keen wrote: And maybe the most famous treatment - having someone jump out and scare you when you're not expecting it - helps some people wave good-bye to their hiccups. Boo!
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Re: What causes hiccups?
by nices Wed May 28, 2008 11:55 am
huhuhu hiccup!!! i ate to much if so yummy fooodss..... thank for an info admin keen...more power!!!
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Re: What causes hiccups?
by sleeping_ganda Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:24 pm
WEHHHH....THANK U FOR SHARING ADMIN K-E-E-N NOW I KNOW WHAT IS THE MAIN CAUSE WHEN IM HAVING A HICCUP 
KEEP UP THE GOOD POST KUYA!!!WE WANT MORE! WE WANT MORE! 
KEEP UP THE GOOD POST KUYA!!!WE WANT MORE! WE WANT MORE!
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Re: What causes hiccups?
by jh0s3ph Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:17 am
nyaha 
ha kuya admin keen it happens t0 me espcially when the viand is s0 g0od and tasty,and delici0us, then i eat and eat and eat til i g0t hiccups,whiw then immediately i drink s0fdrinks until i burf thanks kuya admin keen f0r the inf0rmati0n
ha kuya admin keen it happens t0 me espcially when the viand is s0 g0od and tasty,and delici0us, then i eat and eat and eat til i g0t hiccups,whiw then immediately i drink s0fdrinks until i burf thanks kuya admin keen f0r the inf0rmati0n 
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