What are the causes of hiccups?

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Some causes of hiccups include: Eating too quickly and swallowing air along with foods. Eating too much (fatty or spicy foods, in particular) or drinking too much (carbonated beverages or alcohol) can distend the stomach and irritate the diaphragm, which can cause hiccups.
How to Get Rid of Hiccups, How to Cure Hiccups & Stop Baby Hiccups
https://www.medicinenet.com/hiccups/article.htm

A cause of long-term hiccups is damage to or irritation of the vagus nerves or phrenic nerves, which serve the diaphragm muscle. Factors that may cause damage or irritation to these nerves include: A hair or something else in your ear touching your eardrum. A tumor, cyst or goiter in your neck.
Hiccups - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hiccups/symptoms-causes/syc-20352613

Hiccups FAQs:

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What are hiccups a sign of?
Some illnesses for which continuing hiccups may be a symptom include: pleurisy of the diaphragm, pneumonia, uremia, alcoholism, disorders of the stomach or esophagus, and bowel diseases. Hiccups may also be associated with pancreatitis, pregnancy, bladder irritation, liver cancer or hepatitis.
Hiccups, Chronic - NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders)
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/hiccups-chronic/

Are hiccups dangerous?
Hiccups—sometimes called hiccoughs—are not dangerous themselves, and are rarely a sign of a health problem. However, if hiccups persist for more than 48 hours, you should see a doctor. Hiccups can be a sign of kidney failure, pneumonia, lung tumors, digestion problems and heart attack.
Hiccups: Dangerous or Just Annoying - Sitemason
www.sitemason.com/element/967qops/.../hiccups-dangerous-or-just-annoying.632043

Can hiccups be a sign of something serious?
"Hiccups can sometimes be a symptom of more serious conditions. It can sometimes be an early indication of underlying problems with the stomach or liver or even a brain lesion." ... Glare says hiccups occur occasionally in patients with AIDS and sometimes advanced cancer.
Serious side to hiccups - Sydney Morning Herald
https://www.smh.com.au/national/serious-side-to-hiccups-20050113-gdkhin.html

Can a hiccup kill you?
But hiccups can indicate a serious problem, and a prolonged, uncontrollable bout may lead to debilitating consequences like fatigue, weight loss, depression, problems with heart rhythm, esophageal reflux and possibly exhaustion and death in a weakened patient.
Q.&.A.; Dangerous Hiccups - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/22/science/q-a-dangerous-hiccups.html

How do I stop hiccups?
Techniques that stimulate the nasopharynx and the vagus nerve, which runs from the brain to the stomach, and can decrease hiccupping:
1) Drink a glass of water quickly.
2) Have someone frighten you.
3) Pull hard on your tongue.
4) Bite on a lemon.
5) Gargle with water.
6) Drink from the far side of a glass.
7) Use smelling salts.
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How to Stop Hiccups - MedicineNet
https://www.medicinenet.com/how_to_stop_hiccups/ask.htm

Are hiccups a sign of cancer?
Hiccups may signal underlying gullet cancer. Persistent hiccuping, along with weight loss and difficulty swallowing, could indicate underlying oesophageal cancer, a small study suggests. ... Oesophageal cancer has a very poor survival rate.
Hiccups may signal underlying gullet cancer | New Scientist
https://www.newscientist.com/.../dn9030-hiccups-may-signal-underlying-gullet-cancer/

Why are my hiccups painful?
The majority of persistent hiccups are caused by injury or irritation to either the vagus or phrenic nerve. The vagus and phrenic nerves control the movement of your diaphragm. These nerves may be affected by: irritation of your eardrum, which may be caused by a foreign object.
Hiccups: Causes, Symptoms and Diagnosis - Healthline
https://www.healthline.com/symptom/hiccups

Why do I get hiccups when I drink?
Drinking alcohol can cause the stomach to expand, especially if it is a carbonated alcoholic beverage like beer, champagne and many mixed drinks. These drinks can also cause stomach acid to rise up into the esophagus to cause hiccups, and cause irritation of the nerve that controls the diaphragm.
Does Drinking Alcohol Cause Hiccups? | Drinkwel
https://www.drinkwel.com/blogs/...blog/24833985-does-drinking-alcohol-cause-hiccups

Does your heart stop when you hiccup?
When you sneeze, the intrathoracic pressure in your body momentarily increases. This will decrease the blood flow back to the heart. The heart compensates for this by changing its regular heart beat momentarily to adjust. However, the electrical activity of the heart does not stop during the sneeze.
Does your heart stop for an instant when you sneeze? | UAMSHealth
https://uamshealth.com/healthlibrary2/medicalmyths/heartmyth/

Why are my hiccups so loud?
Nerve damage or irritation. A cause of long-term hiccups is damage to or irritation of the vagus nerves or phrenic nerves, which serve the diaphragm muscle. Factors that may cause damage or irritation to these nerves include: A hair or something else in your ear touching your eardrum.
Hiccups - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hiccups/symptoms.../syc-20352613

Can you sleep with hiccups?
Sometimes feeding your baby will help stop the hiccups, but if not, don't worry. Fortunately, babies do not seem to be bothered by hiccups and they often can eat and sleep even while hiccuping.
Your Baby at 1 Week | Patient Education | UCSF Benioff Children's ...
https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/education/your_baby_at_1_week/

When should you go to the doctor for hiccups?
When should you see your doctor about hiccups? If your hiccups last more than 2 days or are severe enough to interfere with eating, breathing, or sleeping, contact your doctor.
When should you see your doctor about hiccups? - WebMD
https://www.webmd.com/digestive.../when-should-you-see-your-doctor-about-hiccups

What happens to your body when you hiccup?
When the air rushing in hits your voice box, your vocal cords close suddenly and you're left with a big hiccup. Some things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much, an irritation in the stomach or the throat, or feeling nervous or excited. Almost all cases of the hiccups last only a few minutes.
What Causes Hiccups? - KidsHealth
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/hiccup.html

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