Why Do We Get Hiccups?

Have you ever wondered why you get the hiccups? Tara recently got a bad case of the hiccups, and brought Nick Uhas onto DNews to discuss why we get them, and offer some possible cures.


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Hiccups (Hiccoughs)
“Short bouts of hiccups are common and harmless. Persistent hiccups (lasting for more than 48 hours) are rare. However, they need medical assessment because there may be an underlying medical condition causing the hiccups.”

Hiccups
“Hiccups are involuntary contractions of the diaphragm — the muscle that separates your chest from your abdomen and plays an important role in breathing.”

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[tylerjames]

Is anyone else watching this with hiccups?

[JohnDoe-htde]

I have the fucking hiccups while watching this video.

[jlomsp]

when I was watching this I had the hiccups all the way to the end

[OCPDesigns]

THumbs up if youre watching this while you hiccup

[vgamesx]

I have no clue why but for some strange reason, my brain first read the title as
 "Why Do We Get Herpes?"

[SomeThingElseYT]

i get hiccups sometimes when i eat bread

[arpitnotu]

In India its said that when someone remembers/miss you, then you get Hiccups...

[JasielArredondo]

Anyone else have the hiccups as they're watching this?

[yvedk]

I came here because I got random hiccups

[iiSlamMNation]

I just hold my breath, works every time.

[fkgabbana]

Diabolic hiccups sounds like my absolute worst nightmare. I can't stand them even for a moment.

[matty]

the longest i've had them is about an hour and eventually i just forgot about them and they went away xD

[zemox]

i take a deep breath the longer i can and its disapear

[cupcake_xoxo]

Who has hiccups whilst playing this video? I just had McDonalds and Coca Cola

[teardeem]

i just hold my breath for 40 seconds, and it goes away

[de]

Yeah I do exactly that, disrupt normal breathing. I dont want to feel full of water so I usually breathe out very very slow. Muscles can contract, but not push away. Hiccups happen when your diaphragm flattens and you suck air. To disrupt this I find breathing in slowly ineffective, I feel we need to blow air. But the slower you breathe out, the longer the delay the hiccups. And after some time they just stop. And breathe in as fast as possible.

[holysnackpack]

Next episode of DNews "Why Do We Take Shits?"

[SuperBearPoo]

Wow, Tara is looking extra pretty in this video. :)

[martinhjerpe]

i just hold my breath and they disappear, works every time

[hanseich]

My daughter just needed to watch this video and it made her hiccups go away (true story)