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same thing as when you are a kid
when something is in throat and blocking ur throat
samanny
Hiccups are sudden, involuntary contractions of the diaphragm muscle. As the muscle contracts repeatedly, the opening between your vocal cords snaps shut to check the inflow of air and makes the hiccup sound. Irritation of the nerves that extend from the neck to the chest can cause hiccups.
Although associated with a variety of ailments (some can be serious such as pneumonia or when harmful substances build up in the blood for example from kidney failure), hiccups are not serious and have no clear reason for occurring.
shelleyq
Hiccups are the result of a spasming diaphragm muscle... same for babies, kids, and grownups alike. Doesn't "mean" anything, as far as I know. My favorite cure is drinking an entire glass of water while a friend holds your ears and nose closed. Kind of weird, but it works, at least for me.
drsuria_cbe
Hiccups mean irritation of the diaphragm- the mudcular wall between the chest and the abdomen- which contracts.
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