You won’t die from hiccups while sleeping, but these involuntary spasms can disrupt your sleep. Here’s why they may be occurring and how to get rid of them.

Hiccups happen when an involuntary spasm in the diaphragm causes the vocal chords to snap shut, which makes that hiccup sound. Everyone grows up with their own family hiccups cure. There's trying to ...

You know that moment when your diaphragm decides to throw a tantrum right in the middle of an important meeting, a romantic dinner, or literally any time you need to appear like a normal functioning ...

We've all been there at some point: stricken with hiccups at the worst time. In most cases, waiting a few minutes or trying a home remedy may do the trick. But what exactly causes them? Science has ...

Hiccups are noisy, annoying, and people try some pretty silly things to get rid of them. Spasms in the dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest called the diaphragm are to blame for pesky bouts ...

A neurointensivist has invented a $14 straw that may cure hiccups, nine times out of 10. He thinks it works by "fooling the brain," to reset the diaphragm. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.

When it comes to getting rid of those pesky little diaphragm spasms we call hiccups, it seems everyone and their mother—literally—has a tried-and-true method. While some make sense from a medical ...

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 ...

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