Carbonation, irritation of the stomach, and overconsumption can all contribute to hiccups after drinking alcohol. Sipping cold water or practicing breathing techniques may help. Hiccups are ...

Most of us get the hiccups from time to time. While they can be annoying, they generally go away on their own before too long. But sometimes a stubborn case of the hiccups can go on for minutes or ...

As many as 40% of patients with cancer develop hiccups — often unbeknownst to their oncologist. But even if recognized, hiccups may not be treated effectively, according to a national survey of cancer ...

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a pandemic. Since then, COVID-19 has affected tens of millions of people around the world, ...

Hiccups are a universal human experience. What is not universal are the remedies that people have tried to stop their hiccups. The real question is how many of those remedies work and how many are ...

Hiccups are due to contractions of the diaphragm. Drinking large amounts of liquid can swell the stomach, which may impact the diaphragm. Alcohol can also irritate the esophagus, which can cause ...

Everyone gets hiccups, but some people suffer intractable hiccups that last longer than a month. Intractable hiccups can occur more often than we realize and present to multiple medical disciplines, ...

From standing on your head and pressing on your eyeballs to breathing through a paper bag and chewing on a lemon, people will do just about anything to get rid of hiccups. The sudden, involuntary ...

Hiccups are uncontrollable muscular spasms of the diaphragm. These spasms send sudden rushes of air into the lungs, causing rapid closing of the glottis and the distinctive ‘hic’ sound. The glottis is ...

Hiccups, those sudden diaphragm spasms, are usually harmless and brief, often triggered by eating or stress. However, persistent hiccups lasting over 48 hours can signal serious underlying issues like ...