What Causes Hiccups?

[HeIsRisen2018]

As I just got the hiccups a few moments ago this question suddenly occurred to me. Why do we get hiccups anyway? And what causes them to hurt sometimes? Why is it that sometimes we hiccup a lot and other times one or two? How is it that sometimes cures for hiccups work and other times they go away on their own?

 

[Honey]

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/hiccups/article_em.htm#what_causes_hiccups

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/hiccups/article_em.htm

Sometimes if you cup your hand and pat someone who has hiccups on the back of the neck it will cause the uvula, that little dangley thing at the back of the throat,and the glottis, to vibrate and stop the hiccuping.

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

Alright thanks for letting me know.

 

[jay55]

How is it that sometimes cures for hiccups work and other times they go away on their own?

I get hiccups from time to time and I have a cure that I have used since I was young that has worked every single time. Get a big glass of water (when I was young I often drank directly from the faucet). Take 10 (or a few more if you can) gulps of water at a steady pace without stopping or taking a breath. Hiccups gone. I think what this does is it breaks the cycle of hiccups because it seems you can't hiccup while taking a steady drink of water. Good luck!

 

[Willie T]

I've heart hiccups are caused by immoral living.

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

I've heart hiccups are caused by immoral living.

Huh? What do you mean? I mean I know what immoral means but are you saying that about me?