Sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated, and it pulls down in a jerky way, which makes you suck air into your throat suddenly.
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What causes people to have the hiccups? ... Still, the cause of most attacks of the hiccups remains a mystery. For the most part, hiccups are not significant or serious in any medical sense. Most bouts of the hiccups are brief, even though when you have the hiccups, they seem to last forever.
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Most simple cases of hiccups come after eating or drinking too much or too quickly. The stomach, which is situated right below the diaphragm, becomes distended and irritates it. This will cause the diaphragm to contract, as it does when we breathe in.
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Where do hiccups come from? I think and this is off the top of my head from swallowing air while you eat. I always get them when I eat sliced bread ... You're reading Where do hiccups come from?
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You've probably heard lots of suggestions for how to get rid of hiccups, and maybe you've even tried a few. Holding your breath and counting to 10 is one way some people can get rid of their hiccups. Other people say that drinking from the "wrong" side of a glass of water is the way to become hiccup-free.
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Where do Hiccups Come From? ... When the diaphragm becomes irritated it pushes up in a jerky way that makes your breath come out differently from how it usually does. When this irregular breathing hits your voice box. You get a hiccup!
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Dr Pedi gives an outline of the human body, its anatomy and how it functions. ... Have you ever wondered where do these hiccups come from? ; Well, hiccups arise from the muscle called the diaphragm (pronounced as die-ah-fram). This muscle separates your chest from your tummy. Diaphragm helps you to breathe.
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Hiccups come and go innocently enough, but sometimes when they persist, they indicate a more serious medical problem, according to Monte Bobele, Ph.D., associate professor in the counseling psychology department of Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio.
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It's sort of like my esophagus saying "we're done now." Sometimes these hiccups come during a big meal — apparently, my esophagus has a different idea than I do!
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www.musanim.com/mam/hiccup.htm
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