A hiccup is an involuntary spasm of the Diaphragm (anatomy); typically this repeats several times a minute until some home remedy is applied. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes the glottis to close, creating the "hic" noise. It is sometimes written as hiccough, though this spelling is becoming archaic. The causes of hiccups are unknown, but they can sometimes be brought on by eating quickly, taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing. The term hiccup is also used to describe a small and unrepeated aberration in an otherwise consistent pattern. == Home remedies == The following are some commonly suggested home remedies, though none have medical backing. * Distraction from one's hiccup, e.g. being startled or asked a perplexing question. * Breathing into a paper bag. * Eating peanut butter. * Concentration on one's hiccup. * Inserting one's thumbs in one's ears, closing one's nose with one's index fingers, and drinking a glass of water. * Drinking a glass of water in several small sips. * Drinking a glass of water upside-down. * Drinking a glass of water with another's palms against one's ears. * Drinking a glass of a carbonation soft drink (with salt). * Eating a tablespoon of sugar or honey. * Eating a teaspoon of Lingonberry jam. * Eating a large dose of Wasabi * Eating generally. * Gulping down a glass of water while holding one's breath (ever tried breathing and drinking simultaneously?). * Holding one's breath while optionally squeezing one's stomach. * Tilting one's head back, extending one's right arm out, and flexing it at the elbow repeatedly. * Urinating while drinking a glass of water. * Drinking a glass of water several times successively. * Breathing deeply through the nose, then exhaling slowly through the mouth. * Drinking vinegar. * Swallowing sugar while keeping it as dry as possible * Squeezing the tip of the right pinky finger * Hanging upside down while holding your breath. The combination of gravity pulling on your diaphram and not breathing seems to have a unique effect on the ailment. * Exhaling all the air from one's lungs and and holding one's breath while swallowing water or saliva. == Ability to stop hiccupping at will == A few people have the ability to stop hiccupping by simply choosing to do so. This brings up intriguing relationships regarding voluntary control of various body functions -- for example ear wiggling. ==External links== * [http://my.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/ut1404.asp Hiccups (WebMD)] * [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_118.html The Straight Dope: What are hiccups and why do we get them?] * [http://www.well.com/user/smalin/hiccup.htm Cures for Hiccups] * [http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=48509 Guinness World Record- Longest Hiccup]
Created while having a particually painful bout of hiccups. In fact, in the middle of making this stub, I stopped having them. Heh. I'll try elaborating more on this after I get a good night of sleep. --User:D8uv user_talk:d8uv 11:27, 2004 Mar 25 (UTC) A Chinese herbalist insists I shouldn't take a cold drink with a hot meal. This does seem to bring them on with me. What more can one say? Well there's plenty about this subject on the Web, so no doubt there is room for expansion. They are not always so bad: my own proneness to them often breaks the ice at dinner parties. User:Shantavira 10:55, 17 Apr 2004 (UTC) == Moo == * Gulping down a glass of water while holding one's breath (ever tried breathing and drinking simultaneously?). : Yeah. You get water in your lungs and cough for half an hour. And who came up with the "eating five tablespoons of salt while looking at a picture of a cow"? That seems like BJAODN fodder t'me. :P --Jack (User:Cuervo) 05:26, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC) :By the way, I've found that taking a drag off a cigarette while one has the hiccups invariably produces a hiccup. --Jack (User:Cuervo) == Beer == I find I only get hiccups after drinking a lot of beer, and this happens consistantly. It doesn't seem to occur with other fizzy drinks either. I'm curious as to how this can be explained, it's really annoying. Should I add drinking beer to the list of causes, or is it just me who has encountered this? -Altima :It's not just you. It doesn't happen to me, but hiccups are definitely associated with drinking and inebriation, this is seen in many comics i.e. Asterix. User:NTK 18:55, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC) == Function == Is anything known about the ''function'' of hiccups? It seems every bodily reaction has a function, and I am curious about why we get the hiccups. Although asking for a function is perhaps a bit optimistic since we aren't even sure about the ''cause'' of them (which is quite amazing to me). User:Haakon 02:44, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC) == Plagiarism == I have removed the section "Longest Attack of Hiccups" because it is a direct copy from the Guiness World Records article. This section was added by 67.51.13.92. I don't mean to be insulting, but it amazes me that so many people don't know that you can't copy someone else's writing word for word without putting it in quotes and citing the source--not even a single sentence. If someone would care to paraphrase this, I think it would be a useful addition to the article. rather than deleting, why didn't you simply quote as you suggest? User:Themindset 16:28, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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A hiccup is an involuntary spasm of the Diaphragm (anatomy); typically this repeats several times a minute until some home remedy is applied. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes the glottis to close, creating the "hic" noise. It is sometimes written as hiccough, though this spelling is becoming archaic. The causes of hiccups are unknown, but they can sometimes be brought on by eating quickly, taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing. The term hiccup is also used to describe a small and unrepeated aberration in an otherwise consistent pattern. == Home remedies == The following are some commonly suggested home remedies, though none have medical backing. * Distraction from one's hiccup, e.g. being startled or asked a perplexing question. * Breathing into a paper bag. * Eating peanut butter. * Concentration on one's hiccup. * Inserting one's thumbs in one's ears, closing one's nose with one's index fingers, and drinking a glass of water. * Drinking a glass of water in several small sips. * Drinking a glass of water upside-down. * Drinking a glass of water with another's palms against one's ears. * Drinking a glass of a carbonation soft drink (with salt). * Eating a tablespoon of sugar or honey. * Eating a teaspoon of Lingonberry jam. * Eating a large dose of Wasabi * Eating generally. * Gulping down a glass of water while holding one's breath (ever tried breathing and drinking simultaneously?). * Holding one's breath while optionally squeezing one's stomach. * Tilting one's head back, extending one's right arm out, and flexing it at the elbow repeatedly. * Urinating while drinking a glass of water. * Drinking a glass of water several times successively. * Breathing deeply through the nose, then exhaling slowly through the mouth. * Drinking vinegar. * Swallowing sugar while keeping it as dry as possible * Squeezing the tip of the right pinky finger * Hanging upside down while holding your breath. The combination of gravity pulling on your diaphram and not breathing seems to have a unique effect on the ailment. * Exhaling all the air from one's lungs and and holding one's breath while swallowing water or saliva. == Ability to stop hiccupping at will == A few people have the ability to stop hiccupping by simply choosing to do so. This brings up intriguing relationships regarding voluntary control of various body functions -- for example ear wiggling. ==External links== * [http://my.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/ut1404.asp Hiccups (WebMD)] * [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_118.html The Straight Dope: What are hiccups and why do we get them?] * [http://www.well.com/user/smalin/hiccup.htm Cures for Hiccups] * [http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=48509 Guinness World Record- Longest Hiccup]
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Created while having a particually painful bout of hiccups. In fact, in the middle of making this stub, I stopped having them. Heh. I'll try elaborating more on this after I get a good night of sleep. --User:D8uv user_talk:d8uv 11:27, 2004 Mar 25 (UTC) A Chinese herbalist insists I shouldn't take a cold drink with a hot meal. This does seem to bring them on with me. What more can one say? Well there's plenty about this subject on the Web, so no doubt there is room for expansion. They are not always so bad: my own proneness to them often breaks the ice at dinner parties. User:Shantavira 10:55, 17 Apr 2004 (UTC) == Moo == * Gulping down a glass of water while holding one's breath (ever tried breathing and drinking simultaneously?). : Yeah. You get water in your lungs and cough for half an hour. And who came up with the "eating five tablespoons of salt while looking at a picture of a cow"? That seems like BJAODN fodder t'me. :P --Jack (User:Cuervo) 05:26, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC) :By the way, I've found that taking a drag off a cigarette while one has the hiccups invariably produces a hiccup. --Jack (User:Cuervo) == Beer == I find I only get hiccups after drinking a lot of beer, and this happens consistantly. It doesn't seem to occur with other fizzy drinks either. I'm curious as to how this can be explained, it's really annoying. Should I add drinking beer to the list of causes, or is it just me who has encountered this? -Altima :It's not just you. It doesn't happen to me, but hiccups are definitely associated with drinking and inebriation, this is seen in many comics i.e. Asterix. User:NTK 18:55, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC) == Function == Is anything known about the ''function'' of hiccups? It seems every bodily reaction has a function, and I am curious about why we get the hiccups. Although asking for a function is perhaps a bit optimistic since we aren't even sure about the ''cause'' of them (which is quite amazing to me). User:Haakon 02:44, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC) == Plagiarism == I have removed the section "Longest Attack of Hiccups" because it is a direct copy from the Guiness World Records article. This section was added by 67.51.13.92. I don't mean to be insulting, but it amazes me that so many people don't know that you can't copy someone else's writing word for word without putting it in quotes and citing the source--not even a single sentence. If someone would care to paraphrase this, I think it would be a useful addition to the article. rather than deleting, why didn't you simply quote as you suggest? User:Themindset 16:28, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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