what is happening to the body to make you have the hickups ?
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Pressure changes cause the diaphragm to contract quickly causing hick ups - more air is needed to balance the pressure - hence hold your breathe to stop hick ups
62240
We hiccup because our diaphragm is irittated, it contracts uncontrollably. This can happen when you eat too fast. The contraction, or twitching, causes the back of the throat to snap shut which is what makes the sound of hiccup...
855103
Hiccups are caused by trapped air. Carbonated drinks like soda contain alot of air trapped in bubles which gives it the fizz. Hence those bubbles get trapped and cause you to burb or hiccup.
4313
Your stomach makes noises because your it is contracting and trying to digest but all that is in there is your gastric juices, it's kind of like squsihing a water ballon that is only a little bit full
614650
Hiccups are caused by spasm in the diaphragm, a muscle that lies under your lungs, basically it's a 'nervous twitch' in the diaphragm. If you can force the diaphragm to contract through one or two spasms it will 'reset' itself and the twitch will vanish.\n\nWhen you hold your breath you contract the diaphragm, and when you drink you hold your breath. So by taking along drink you are forcing yourself to hold your breath and  hopefully removing the twitch.\n\n\nA better cure is simply to hold your nose and close your mouth while 'breathing' out slightly for 30 seconds. Like you do to reset popped ears, but keep it up for at least 30 seconds.\n\nSame principle but it works far better than drinking water.
1101339
I think it is due to a spasm in your diaphragm. If you breathe in real slowly and then exhale real slowly a couple of times it can stop your hiccups.
1112500
your brain gets enough oxygen, from after it was deprived of it. thats what causses hiccups.. oxygen deprivation.
49441
Punch yourself repeatedly in the stomach until you either black out from pain, or your arm gets tired. Either way will force your brain to focus on something else, and in the case of passing out, you get to sleep until your hiccups are gone. \nThey are quite unpleasant.
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Hiccup\n\nA hiccup or hiccough (generally pronounced "HICK-up" (IPA: /ˈhɪ.kəp/) independent of the spelling) is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm; typically this repeats several times a minute. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes the glottis to close, creating the "hic" noise. A bout of hiccups generally resolves by itself, although many home remedies are in circulation to shorten the duration, and medication is occasionally necessary. By extension, the term "hiccup" is also used to describe a small and unrepeated aberration in an otherwise consistent pattern. The medical term is singultus.\nWhile many cases develop spontaneously, hiccups are known to develop often in specific situations, such as eating too quickly, taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing, or drinking an excess of an alcoholic beverage. Hiccups may be caused by pressure to the phrenic nerve by other anatomical structures, or rarely by tumors.\nIt is still unclear to scientists exactly why hiccups occur, particularly because it doesn't seem to give us any specific benefit. Some speculation exists that hiccups are a remnant of a bodily function that has been phased out by evolution, such as the move from aquatic gilled creatures to land animals. More research is required to ascertain their true nature, origins, and purpose, if any.\n\nHome remedies\nThe following are some commonly suggested home remedies. While numerous remedies are offered, they mostly fall into a few broad categories. These categories include purely psychosomatic cures centered around relaxation and distraction, cures involving swallowing and eating (with the rationale generally that this would remove irritants or reset mechanisms in the affected region), and cures involving controlled/altered breathing.\nWhile the first two categories may prove effective for many short lived and minor cases of hiccups, those suffering from an intractable case may become desperate sorting through various ineffective home remedies. Many of the cures centered around controlled breathing (i.e. holding breath) are often ineffective. The only underlying rationale could be the displacement of an irritated nerve through prolonged diaphragmatic expansion.\nHowever, one respiratory remedy has a fairly sound rationale underlying it. Breathing into a bag or small enclosed container (ensuring that it is completely sealed around the mouth and nose) induces a state that is termed respiratory acidosis. The effect is caused by increasing the amount of inspired carbon dioxide, which then increases the serum level of carbon dioxide. These increased levels of CO2 lower the pH in the blood, hence creating a state of acidosis. This state of acidosis produces vasodilation and depression of the central nervous system. The effect allows for increased blood flow to the affected muscles, and suppression of the aberrant nervous impulses. Inducing a state of acidemia through hyperventilation is particularly effective in curing hiccups because the diaphragm rests directly against the pulmonary vasculature that is then flowing with especially low pH blood. This is a potentially dangerous action; and should only be done with another person present. As the serum CO2 level rises abruptly, the person will begin to feel lightheaded and within a few minutes will pass out. If done without a spotter, the person might either injure him or herself as he or she passes out, or pass out in such a way that the bag or container continues to prevent oxygen intake (see also asphyxia).\nAdditionally, another respiratory remedy, while having no sound scientific principle behind it, is paradoxically one of the most effective in treating persistent hiccups. One breathes out all the air that they are able to in one long exhalation then breathes in all the air they feel they possibly can in one continuous inhalation. The person then attempts to b
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Drink water and when you do it bring the back of ur neck fwd...like a huge gulp.It usually cures my hiccups.
370352
Hiccups are caused by the diaphragm spasming.  Try holding your breath or forcing air down to help stop the spasm
792582
A yawn is in response to too much CO2 in the blood stream.  When you yawn there is a negative feed back loop in operation which tells the diaphram to contract (take a breath) because there is too much CO2......the yawn actually increases CO2.\nThe sneeze is due to irritation in the beginning of the respiratory tract, it expells such things as dust, bacteria and other irritants from your nose and sinuses.\nA hiccup is a sligh malfunction or mistiming if you will of the glottis which is a membrane that closes in your throat to prevent food from going into your lungs when you swallow.  Whenyou ge tthe hiccups it starts to close while you are taking a breath or expelling a breath.  It just takes a bit of time for your body to reset when it closes
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spicy foods tend to increase stomach acid, stomach acid and food produce gas. This gas may try to escape up the esophogus. The nature of the esophogus is to push food into the stomach. A hiccup is a reflex action trying to force the gas out of the esophogus. To stop hiccuping try not to suppress it and allow the gas out of the esophogus! BURP!
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I have to agree with most of the posts here...does sound like panic attacks or really bad anxiety flare ups.  Have you ever checked your blood pressure while this happens?  Also, do you palms begin to perspire?  Do you have any feelings like you are doomed and maybe going to die when this happens?  These are typical questions asked regarding panic attacks.  Also, does this happen after doing anything in particular, like exerting yourself in some way?  Or does it perhaps happen when you've ate something particularly sweet, and if so have you ever had your blood sugar level checked?  There are several reasons this could be happening to you, so I would recommend getting a medical check-up and go from there...good luck.
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ACTUALLLY, HICCUPS ARE CAUSED BY A SPASM OF YOUR DIAPHRAM. I HAVE NOTICED BEFORE THAT AFTER I DRINK A COKE THAT HICCUPS MAY START BECAUSE OF THE CARBONATION IN THE COKE, SO IT MAY BE A COINCEDENCE.
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Your diaphragm is spasming. Your diaphragm is the muscle that separates your lungs and heart from the rest of your internal organs. It is the muscle that allows you breath. Sometimes when you eat too quickly or have a bloated stomach, the stomach pushes on the underside of the diaphragm and the diaphragm spasms causing you to inhale very, very quickly as a hiccup.
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when u eat fast or drink fast the air in the stomach is traped in and then it trys to come out and this makes you have the hickup sort of pressue inside and out is not the same so there is the contraction and relexation.