We’ve all been there at some point: stricken with hiccups at the worst time. In most cases, waiting a few minutes or trying a home remedy may do the trick. But what exactly causes them? Science has ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – She sipped pickle juice, held her breath, breathed into a bag, even went to a neurologist, but for more than five weeks nothing would stop a 15-year-old girl’s rapid hiccups – ...

Hiccups, those sudden diaphragm spasms, are usually harmless and brief, often triggered by eating or stress. However, persistent hiccups lasting over 48 hours can signal serious underlying issues like ...

While hiccups are typically short-lived, they can also be painful, loud and disruptive—especially if they last hours (or more!). But what causes hiccups, and how can you get rid of them? Here, doctors ...

It happens in the blink of an eye: Your breathing muscles contract, your vocal cords clamp shut, and out comes that unmistakable sound. "Hic." We all get hiccups from time to time. So do cats, rats ...

We admire KHOU-TV meteorologist David Paul's good-natured determination. Check how he handled it when a case of the hiccups hit during his time on the air Monday evening. And in the comments thread, ...

Hiccups, medically known as singultus, are involuntary contractions of the diaphragm—a dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen and plays a key role in breathing. These spasms are ...

For the last fortnight, 45-year-old Suryanath Mishra has not had a moment's rest, thanks to chronic hiccups. The Boisar man, who owns a textile machinery fabricator workshop, first started hiccupping ...