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What causes hiccups?

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rococo | 1 year, 6 months ago
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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.

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clarencer | 1 year, 6 months ago
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Too much air. We usually get hiccups when we are excited or after exercise, this is because we find it harder to breathe so we gasp for air. This causes us to take in too much air which makes us hiccup. At least, that's what I've always been told.
A good cure is for you to block your ears with your index fingers and your nose with your little fingers and get somebody else to feed you water.
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acaimaxcleansecanada | 1 year, 6 months ago
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This causes us to take in too much air which makes us hiccup. At least, that's what I've always been told. Acai Max Cleanse

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