Can any one tell me why do we get hiccups?do tell some remedies which would work?

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soso	maybe its because its a growth spout Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jd	Try swollowing a TABLEspoon of mustard. It is super super nasty but it works. I get the hiccups a lot and I just force my brain to think about something else and they go away. It takes practice though. The mustard is the easiest. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Michelle B	Usually eating or drinking too fast or eating too much will cause hiccups. If you drink some water or something upside down they will go away instantly. I know it sounds insane but it works. Just lean over until your head is upside down and pour some water in the roof of your mouth and swallow. It works! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

JasonCubbies	Take a big drink of water, then eat 4 crackers... then immediately take a smaller sip of water -- and you will be cured, helps me every single time!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Madison	Hiccups are usually caused by the nerves that stretch from your neck to your chest being irritated, but also can be caused from swallowing too much air (drinking from a big straw, eating fast, etc). The hiccuping is caused by your Diaphragm muscle contracting and the airflow intake makes the hiccup sound. The world record for having the hiccups continuously was 68 years- talk about annoying. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

nonya!!lol	penutbutter! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mr. Lahey	A spoonful of peanut butter. try it. You'll be surprised. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Łǐfě ï§ þЭä©ĥ¥	Get a cup full of water and put a fork in it. Drink the whole glass while looking at the fork and they go away. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Shony07	It Starts from a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest, were all hiccups start. 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 Ways to get rid of them is to drink water up side down Hold your breath count to 10 and swallow 3 times There are many many more but those seem to work for me Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Dana M	Drink a bit of water whilst holding your noise and then swallow once you're about to hiccup. You feel the water hit the hiccup and push it back down. It can sometimes hurt but once it pushes it back down it shouldn't come back. Least that is what works for me. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Joe	Hiccups are a spasm of your Diaphragm, the muscle that controls breathing between your abdomen and chest cavity. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

LadyMay	Well someone already answered WHY we get them...but (DON'T LAUGH) i saw this years ago on Sesame street! Big bird had the hiccups and he drank water from the opposite side of the glass... yes i was crazy enuff to try it...let me tell ya, it works like a charm!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Chris B	I really don't know why we get them but the only remedy that has ever worked for me is to take a spoonful of sugar and let it slowly melt in my mouth. Sugar gone...hiccups gone too! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jennylyn	Either peanut butter or try lighting a match and then putting it out in a cup of water and drink the water. Match water always cured my hiccups Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

chefletaco	"Hiccups" are natural spasms of the muscles around the Diaphragm designed by your body in order to intake large quantities of air, almost like yawning. Hiccups occur mainly when you eat too fast, because you are not breathing enough between bites and swallowing. So the body employs hiccups in order to slow you and get the oxygen it beleives it is deprived of. Two methods of hiccup cure are: Hold your breath ten seconds, the exhale and breath in. Hold for another 10, then exhale and inhale. Then hold your breath for 20 seconds, then exhale. If problem persists, repeat process. Take a glass or bottle of plain water. Simply chug down the water, not too fast, and see if the hiccups go away. Try again if problem persists. Out of these two, holding your breath works best for me. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ycartf	It is a spasm of your Diaphragm (separates your abdominal and thoracic cavities) and it is like a cramp - you cannot voluntarily control it. A lot of the things that people do to get rid of hiccups are actually things that just distract their attention and effort and by this sometimes relieve the hiccups because the Diaphragm relaxes (and because they think it will work too). Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

JOKER	Hiccups occur when a spasm contracts the Diaphragm, causing an intake of breath that is suddenly stopped by the closure of the vocal cords (glottis). The closure of the vocal cords causes the characteristic "hiccup" sound. A very full stomach can cause bouts of hiccups. While annoying and at times embarrassing, most bouts of hiccups go away on their own and do not require any treatment. Many home remedies : Holding your breath and counting slowly to 10. Breathing repeatedly into a paper bag for a limited period of time. Quickly drinking a glass of cold water. Eating a teaspoon of sugar or honey. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No