<![CDATA[How to Cure Hiccups - Mahalo]]> http://www.mahalo.com//how-to-cure-hiccups en-US Tue, 2 Jun 2009 05:54:40 UTC contact@mahalo.com contact@mahalo.com <![CDATA[Usually hiccups last only a few minutes. These are known as transient or acute hiccups. If your hiccups last longer than two days, they are known as persistent hiccups.MayoClinic.com: Hiccups]]> <![CDATA[They can occur before we are born and are believed to be a throwback to when we had gills.BBC NEWS: Why We Hiccup They can be embarrassing, uncontrollable and have been known to last for years.MSN Health &amp;am]]> Thu, 6 Feb 2003 00:00:00 UTC <![CDATA[A hiccup occurs when a spasm contracts the diaphragm, the muscle located at the base of the lungs. This spasm causes a rapid intake of breath followed by a rapid closure of the vocal cords. It is this closure that causes the characteristic "hic" sound]]>