What causes hic ups?
Factors that cause hiccups include: spicy foods, eating a large meal, drinking carbonated beverages, swallowing air, tobacco use.
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Hiccups are sudden, involuntary contractions of the diaphragm muscle. As the muscle contracts repeatedly, the opening between*MORE
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Hiccups are caused when the diaphragm becomes irritated. When this happens, it pulls down in a jerky way, which makes you MORE>
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Hiccups are caused by getting too much air in your lungs.
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You hiccup because the diaphragm becomes irritated and it pulls down quickly which makes you suck air into your throat.
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The part to blame is your diaphragm. This is a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest. Inhaling pulls down to..more?
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Hiccups are caused when the diaphragm becomes irritated, pulls down in a jerky motion and makes you suck in air.
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Hiccups are uncontrolled spasms of the diaphragm. They can be caused by eating or drinking too fast, or a quick intake of breath.
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When the sympathetic nervous system sends tells you to breath in at the same time the message is sent to the diaphram to relax
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About Hiccups
Hiccups are often funny to those who don't have them, but when the persist they can be difficult to endure. Hiccups are generally not a medical emergency, their cause is mysterious, and there are a million 'cures' out there. But most of the time they go away on their own.
About Tobacco
Tobacco is a plant of the genus species Nicotiana. It is grown within a warm climate and can be found all over the world. The leaves of the tobacco plant are harvested, dried and then used in for smoking, chewing, dipping tobacco or snuff. It is is an ancient stimulant that grew in popularity in the 20th century as cigarettes provided a convenient and portable way of easily smoking it. Tobacco has been found to cause cancer when smoked or chewed, and nicotine in tobacco is addictive.
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