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 ...

Methods include breathing into a paper bag, drinking cold water and holding your breath. Hiccups can be caused by eating too much, eating too quickly and nervousness. Gripe water is not clinically ...

While hiccups are typically short-lived, they can also be painful, loud and disruptive—especially if they last hours (or more!). But what causes hiccups, and how can you get rid of them? Here, doctors ...

What Are Hiccups?- Hiccups are sudden, involuntary spasms of the diaphragm, the muscle located between the lungs and stomach.- This spasm pulls air into the throat, causing the vocal cords to close ...

You know that moment when your diaphragm decides to throw a tantrum right in the middle of an important meeting, a romantic dinner, or literally any time you need to appear like a normal functioning ...

Talk about a bad hiccup attack. In a recent case report, doctors describe an elderly man who endured years of incurable hiccups ultimately caused by an allergic condition. Doctors in Lebanon detailed ...