Caught a bad case of the hiccups? Chances are you've already been offered 10 different ideas on how to get rid of them: a spoonful of sugar, drinking water from the wrong side of the cup, a series of ...

Let’s be honest, hiccups are annoying and can be frustratingly hard to stop. But they’re something that most mammals deal with, including dogs, horses and even squirrels. While the majority of hiccups ...

Discover the science behind hiccups, their causes, remedies, and when to seek medical attention for persistent symptoms.

(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 ...

DEAR READER: As annoying as hiccups may be, they rarely signal a serious underlying problem. Hiccups are caused by an abnormal reflex of the diaphragm and the rib muscles. The diaphragm is a layer of ...

Very few of us haven't experienced those strange sounds known as hiccups that sometimes escape our mouths without warning. It's an occurrence we frequently find funny when it happens to others, but it ...

Anything that upsets or aggravates your digestive or respiratory tracts can induce hiccups. There are almost as many remedies as causes. By Kate Murphy Maybe it was because when the waiter asked, ...

Maybe it was because when the waiter asked, "Still or sparkling?" you chose sparkling. It could have also been that you were ravenous and ate a little too much. Or, possibly, it was your ex, who ...

Edie and Arthur Hessel were married on Halloween morning nearly 45 years ago. Of all their memories of that special day, one stands out: the unrelenting attack of hiccups that struck the groom during ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

Maybe it was because when the waiter asked, "Still or sparkling?" you chose sparkling. It could have also been that you were ravenous and ate a little too much. Or, possibly, it was your ex, who ...