Caught a bad case of the hiccups? Chances are you've already been offered 10 different ideas on how to get rid of them: a spoonful of sugar, drinking water from the wrong side of the cup, a series of ...

Discover the science behind hiccups, their causes, remedies, and when to seek medical attention for persistent symptoms.

Let’s be honest, hiccups are annoying and can be frustratingly hard to stop. But they’re something that most mammals deal with, including dogs, horses and even squirrels. While the majority of hiccups ...

Hiccups, though quite common, are rather mysterious to scientists. They can be caused by anything from stress to changes in temperature to smoking cigarettes. Humans aren't the only ones to get ...

DEAR READER: As annoying as hiccups may be, they rarely signal a serious underlying problem. Hiccups are caused by an abnormal reflex of the diaphragm and the rib muscles. The diaphragm is a layer of ...

Dear Doctor K: I regularly get hiccups. Sometimes they last a long time. Is this cause for concern? Dear Reader: As annoying as hiccups may be, they rarely signal a serious underlying problem. Hiccups ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I regularly get hiccups. Sometimes they last a long time. Is this cause for concern? DEAR READER: As annoying as hiccups may be, they rarely signal a serious underlying problem. Hiccups ...

Very few of us haven't experienced those strange sounds known as hiccups that sometimes escape our mouths without warning. It's an occurrence we frequently find funny when it happens to others, but it ...

Anything that upsets or aggravates your digestive or respiratory tracts can induce hiccups. There are almost as many remedies as causes. By Kate Murphy Maybe it was because when the waiter asked, ...