• Question: why do you get hiccups

    Asked by marshmalllow to Andy, Duane, Giovanna, Katie, Theresia on 13 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Theresia Mina

      Theresia Mina answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      Interesting. I get it when I eat too fast and breathe too short. I think this is just the reflex to clear up the airway…

    • Photo: Duane Mellor

      Duane Mellor answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      It is a spasm in the diaphragm muscle at the bottom of your rib cage

    • Photo: Giovanna Bermano

      Giovanna Bermano answered on 16 Nov 2014:

      There are more than 100 causes of why we get hiccups but the most common ones are irritation of the oesophagus or stomach…there are even more ways to get it to stop….and did you know that someone in America had hiccups for 5 weeks straight!!!!

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