Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Female drinking from a cold glass of water. (Getty Images) (Getty Images) Everyone gets the hiccups. The unmistakable, sudden ...

Maybe it's just me, but six days seems like a long time to have the hiccups. Let's double-check with my wife. My sainted wife, that is. "The other night," she says, "I almost smothered you with a ...

Sierra Pisenti used to get loud hiccups for hours. They disrupted her day, embarrassed her and sounded a bit like burps. The 27-year-old mom tried gulping water, eating a spoonful of sugar and ...

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If your child is experiencing hiccups, try getting them to hold their breath for ten seconds. But eating a teaspoon of sugar or gently pulling on your child's tongue may work better for young kids.

Everyone has had hiccups at one time in their life. Even if you think you've managed to dodge this strange physical phenomenon, babies in the womb can actually get hiccups, so you may have had them ...

Seeing your newborn hiccup can feel worrying at first, especially if it happens right after a feed. Those little “hic” sounds come from the diaphragm muscle suddenly tightening, which pushes air out ...

Everyone gets the hiccups. The unmistakable, sudden muscle movements and distinct "hic" sound are an all too common occurrence, especially while eating or drinking. While hiccups are usually brief and ...

(The Conversation) – We all get hiccups from time to time, and sometimes they just won’t seem to go away. Hiccups are involuntary contractions of the diaphragm – the muscle separating your chest from ...