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 ...

Everybody gets hiccups once in a while, and everyone has their own tried and tested ways of how to get rid of hiccups. From jump scares to handstands, people have found many inventive ways that they ...

Everyone knows that little discomfort that arrives without warning: a strange sound, a little jump, and it's off for a sometimes endless series of "hiccups". Hiccups can make you smile, but they raise ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (The Conversation) – We all get hiccups from ...

Hiccups occur when your diaphragm—the muscle that helps your lungs breathe—suddenly contracts. Have you ever sat there, minding your own business, when suddenly you're hit with a bout of hiccups? It's ...

(The Conversation) – We all get hiccups from time to time, and sometimes they just won’t seem to go away. Hiccups are involuntary contractions of the diaphragm – the muscle separating your chest from ...