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Hiccups

What are hiccups?

Have you ever wondered what is happening when you hiccup? There are two parts to a hiccup. The first is an involuntary movement of your diaphragm. The diaphragm is a muscle at the base of your lungs. It is the main muscle used for breathing. The second part of a hiccup is a quick closing of your vocal cords. This is what causes the "hic" sound you make.

What causes hiccups?

Hiccups can start and stop for no obvious reason. But they often happen when something irritates your diaphragm, such as:

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  1. Hiccups (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are hiccups? Have you ever wondered what is happening when you hiccup? There are two parts to a hiccup. The first is an involuntary movement of your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hiccups.html - Health Topics
  2. Hiccups 
    A hiccup is an unintentional movement (spasm) of the diaphragm, the muscle at the base of the lungs. The ... Hiccups often start for no apparent reason. They most often disappear after a few minutes. In rare ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003068.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Hiccups (Merck & Co., Inc.)  
    Hiccups/Learn More ... Hiccups ... Merck & Co., Inc. ... Hiccups - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the Merck Manuals - Medical Consumer Version. ...
    https://www.merckmanuals.com/.../hiccups - External Health Links
  4. Chronic Hiccup From the National Institutes of Health (Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center)  
    Find symptoms and other information about Chronic hiccup.
    https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6657/chronic-hiccup - External Health Links
  5. ClinicalTrials.gov: Hiccup From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Hiccups/Clinical Trials ... Hiccups
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...ond="Hiccup"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  6. What Causes Hiccups? (Nemours Foundation)  
    Hiccups/Learn More ... Hiccups
    https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/hiccup.html - External Health Links
  7. Chlorpromazine 
    ... used to control nausea and vomiting, to relieve hiccups that have lasted one month or longer, and ... before surgery. When chlorpromazine is used to relieve hiccups, it is usually taken 3-4 times a ...
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  8. Facts about Tourette Syndrome (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Tourette Syndrome/Start Here ... Tourette Syndrome ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Facts, causes, signs, diagnosis, and treatments for Tourette Syndrome.
    https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/tourette/facts.html - External Health Links
  9. Swallowing Problems (American Cancer Society)  
    Swallowing Disorders/Living With ... Swallowing Disorders ... Oral Cancer/Related Issues ... Oral Cancer ... American Cancer Society ... Cancer and its treatments can sometimes ...
    https://www.cancer.org/.../eating-problems/swallowing-problems.html - External Health Links
  10. Tourette Syndrome: Help Stop Bullying (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Tourette Syndrome/Living With ... Tourette Syndrome ... Bullying and Cyberbullying/Specifics ... Bullying and Cyberbullying ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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