why do you get hiccupps?
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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.
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i think its tied to your emotions. I used to get hiccups every day at the same time. I dont know what that was about.
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Hiccup\n\nA hiccup or hiccough (generally pronounced "HICK-up" (IPA: /ˈhɪ.kəp/) independent of the spelling) is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm; typically this repeats several times a minute. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes the glottis to close, creating the "hic" noise. A bout of hiccups generally resolves by itself, although many home remedies are in circulation to shorten the duration, and medication is occasionally necessary. By extension, the term "hiccup" is also used to describe a small and unrepeated aberration in an otherwise consistent pattern. The medical term is singultus.\nWhile many cases develop spontaneously, hiccups are known to develop often in specific situations, such as eating too quickly, taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing, or drinking an excess of an alcoholic beverage. Hiccups may be caused by pressure to the phrenic nerve by other anatomical structures, or rarely by tumors.\nIt is still unclear to scientists exactly why hiccups occur, particularly because it doesn't seem to give us any specific benefit. Some speculation exists that hiccups are a remnant of a bodily function that has been phased out by evolution, such as the move from aquatic gilled creatures to land animals. More research is required to ascertain their true nature, origins, and purpose, if any.\n\nHome remedies\nThe following are some commonly suggested home remedies. While numerous remedies are offered, they mostly fall into a few broad categories. These categories include purely psychosomatic cures centered around relaxation and distraction, cures involving swallowing and eating (with the rationale generally that this would remove irritants or reset mechanisms in the affected region), and cures involving controlled/altered breathing.\nWhile the first two categories may prove effective for many short lived and minor cases of hiccups, those suffering from an intractable case may become desperate sorting through various ineffective home remedies. Many of the cures centered around controlled breathing (i.e. holding breath) are often ineffective. The only underlying rationale could be the displacement of an irritated nerve through prolonged diaphragmatic expansion.\nHowever, one respiratory remedy has a fairly sound rationale underlying it. Breathing into a bag or small enclosed container (ensuring that it is completely sealed around the mouth and nose) induces a state that is termed respiratory acidosis. The effect is caused by increasing the amount of inspired carbon dioxide, which then increases the serum level of carbon dioxide. These increased levels of CO2 lower the pH in the blood, hence creating a state of acidosis. This state of acidosis produces vasodilation and depression of the central nervous system. The effect allows for increased blood flow to the affected muscles, and suppression of the aberrant nervous impulses. Inducing a state of acidemia through hyperventilation is particularly effective in curing hiccups because the diaphragm rests directly against the pulmonary vasculature that is then flowing with especially low pH blood. This is a potentially dangerous action; and should only be done with another person present. As the serum CO2 level rises abruptly, the person will begin to feel lightheaded and within a few minutes will pass out. If done without a spotter, the person might either injure him or herself as he or she passes out, or pass out in such a way that the bag or container continues to prevent oxygen intake (see also asphyxia).\nAdditionally, another respiratory remedy, while having no sound scientific principle behind it, is paradoxically one of the most effective in treating persistent hiccups. One breathes out all the air that they are able to in one long exhalation then breathes in all the air they feel they possibly can in one continuous inhalation. The person then attempts to b
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Our sinuses, ears nose and eyes are all connected. So when you cry you will experience symptoms in one or sometimes all of these areas. As for the hiccups it is because we forget to breathe properly while upset. We either hold our breath or hyperventilate.
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hiccups are caused by your diaphram (the muscle seperating your chest area and  your lower abdomen) spasming... Usually it spasms due to irregular breathing.  So no holding your breath really doesn't work if it does for some people it shouldn't and is probably in their head.  However breathing evenly and calmly should calm it down and make them stop.
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hiccups are an involantary muscle spasm of the diaphram.  usually occurs when you are dehydrated and are eating or immediatly following a meal. your body needs fluid in your esophugas to move food to your stomach through peristalsis
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called a tic,lots of people have them.usually go away for a while,like hiccups
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this a no fail way to get rid of the hiccups \nplace a pencil in your mouth to where you are biting it in the middle of the pencil and then just drink some water its hard to drink but it will get rid of them
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Fill a glass with water and, bending over it, drink from the opposite side that you would normally drink from.  This contracts your muscles which are causing the hiccups and it never fails for me.....
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Hiccups occur when a spasm contracts the diaphragm, a large sheet of muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. This spasm causes an intake of breath that is suddenly stopped by the closure of the vocal cords (glottis). This closure causes the characteristic "hiccup" sound. A very full stomach can cause bouts of hiccups that go away on their own. Full stomach can be caused by:\nEating too much too fast. \nDrinking too much alcohol. \nSwallowing too much air. \nSmoking. \nSudden change in stomach temperature, such as drinking a hot beverage and then a cold beverage. \nEmotional stress or excitement.
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I usually eat banana then drink one glass of water straight\n.....\n\n\nWhen you hiccup, your diaphragm involuntarily contracts.\n:(The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the\n:chest cavity from the abdomen. It plays an extremely important\n:role in breathing.)\n:\n:This contraction of the diaphragm then causes an immediate\n:and brief closure of the vocal cords, which produces the\n:characteristic sound of a hiccup. What actually causes the\n:hiccup is difficult to say - in most instances, there is no obvious\n:cause.\n:\n:Attacks of the hiccups seem to be associated with a few different\n:things: eating or drinking too fast; being nervous or excited; or\n:having irritation in the stomach and/or throat.\n:\n:In some extremely rare cases, the underlying cause of hiccups\n:can be pleurisy (inflammation of the membrane lining of the lungs\n:and chest cavity), pneumonia, certain disorders of the stomach or\n:esophagus, pancreatitis, alcoholism, or hepatitis. Any one of these\n:conditions can cause irritation of the diaphragm or of the phrenic\n:nerves that supply the diaphragm - it's the irritation that causes the\n:hiccups.\n:\n:Still, the cause of most attacks of the hiccups remains a mystery.
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When you hiccup, it is when your diaphram is having a spasm. It is normal to have them. Some say when you are either sick or cold. If your friend has had them NON-STOP for the past day, then I would recommend that your friend contact their physician.
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While standing, hold your breathe, and try to touch your toe and stay in that position as long as you can stand it. \n\nSeveral times until hiccups dissapear. It really works!
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hiccups are caused when your body breathes and swallows at the same time causing  spasms (hiccups)
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Hiccups are a result of spasms of the diaphragm. The diaphragm is the dome-shaped respiratory muscle seperating the chest from the abdomen. It aids in breathing by moving up and down, sending air in and out of the lungs. Find a picture to get a better idea of how this works. Hiccups are an involuntary (meaning we don't make them happen or continue to happen, they do so on their own, just like breathing and our heart beating are involuntary) rapid closing of the vocal cord that causes the sound you hear, "hiccup!" Common causes of hiccups include eating too fast, indigestion and laughing a lot, thereby inhaling and exhaling air irratically.
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When you hiccup, your diaphragm involuntarily contracts. (The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen. It plays an extremely important role in breathing.) This contraction of the diaphragm then causes an immediate and brief closure of the vocal cords, which produces the characteristic sound of a hiccup. \nWhat actually causes the hiccup is difficult to say -- in most instances, there is no obvious cause. Attacks of the hiccups seem to be associated with a few different things: eating or drinking too fast; being nervous or excited; and, having irritation in the stomach and/or throat. In some extremely rare cases, the underlying cause of hiccups can be pleurisy (inflammation of the membrane lining of the lungs and chest cavity), pneumonia, certain disorders of the stomach or esophagus, pancreatitis, alcoholism, and hepatitis. Any one of these conditions can cause irritation of the diaphragm or of the phrenic nerves that supply the diaphragm -- it's the irritation that causes the hiccups.
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Hiccups are a spasm of the diaphram.  Hold your breath and while doing so, take your middle knuckle and hold it against your windpipe.  This keeps any air from getting through.  It has always worked for me.  It's probably the same principle as people telling you to try and drink water while you are holding your breath, however I think it's more effective than drinking water, because you aren't allowing any air to get in.