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 ...

While hiccups are typically short-lived, they can also be painful, loud and disruptive—especially if they last hours (or more!). But what causes hiccups, and how can you get rid of them? Here, doctors ...

It’s a universal truth that having the hiccups is annoying. Imagine getting a case of the hiccups before you have to lead a work meeting or when you’re on a date. Mortifying, right? Beyond that, some ...

You know that moment when your diaphragm decides to throw a tantrum right in the middle of an important meeting, a romantic dinner, or literally any time you need to appear like a normal functioning ...

Everyone gets the hiccups. The unmistakable, sudden muscle movements and distinct "hic" sound are an all too common occurrence, especially while eating or drinking. While hiccups are usually brief and ...

What Are Hiccups?- Hiccups are sudden, involuntary spasms of the diaphragm, the muscle located between the lungs and stomach.- This spasm pulls air into the throat, causing the vocal cords to close ...

One of the fastest-growing schools of therapy in the U.S. is based on pain-killing as the complete cure for many ills. Its chief method: a comparatively new technique of anesthesia known as “nerve ...