Why do people hiccough

Its because you swallow air and the nerves, senses, and muscles want to push it out. So they PUSH on the sides of your stomach and the air comes back up your throat./ Therefore this makes a funny sound when te air is travelling up your thro…

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Hiccups are bursts of inspiratory (breathing in) activity. The muscles we use when we take in a breath are the intercostal muscles situated between the ribs, and the diaphragm — a sheet of muscle below the lungs. Most simple cases of hiccup…

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The diaphragm muscle is the large muscle under your lungs and runs from front to back. When you breathe in it moves down to give the lungs room to expand and when you breathe in it moves back up. Sometimes the diaphragm goes into spasm and …

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Why do people hiccough?

Q: I want a medical reason, if you know.

A: Hiccoughs or hiccups are caused by:1. eating too fast resulting in swallowing a lot of air2. anything that irritates the diaphragm (too much alcohol, too much fatty food)If you want the mechanism of a hiccup, it is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm.. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes the larynx (where your vocal chords are located) to close, creating the noise. Hiccups usually go away on their own but there are many remedies to shorten their duration.

why do people spell hiccough like hiccup ??? stupid man.?

Q: Is it another americanisation ??? hmmm. stupid

A: hiccough is commonly pronounced “hiccup” like hiccup….if you did a spell check on hiccough, you will note the spell checker gets confused and will only offer cough…coughed etc….hiccup on the other hand needs no correcting and spellcheck offers no corrections…..how stupid is that?

Why do humans hiccough?

Q: Under what conditions will a person hiccoughs?Some says if you don’t drink ehough water, then you will get it. Why and how?

A: a hiccough (or hic-cup) occurs when:While 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.