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People hiccup when they have a shortness of breath.Hiccuping is actually something we have to thank our ancestors for.
Back when all life was marine life, (or undersea life) animals had something like a gill in the back of their throught.
Although we are no longer fishes, we still have that gill in our throat, although it no longer serves a purpose.
When we have a shortness of breath, somethimes that "gill" is pushed out of place, causing us to go
Hiccup!
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt's an involuntary contraction of your diaphragm. It's makes your lungs fill up
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Did anyone ever have hiccups last for days?
Yes, people have had hiccups last for days.
How do you make a person get the hiccups?
You can't. People often get the hiccups from eating or drinking too fast.
Does hiccups mean your growing?
no, hiccups are a twitch in the muscles around the throat. if you get hiccups more often than other people, that's not weird, everyones different
How many people die from the hiccups each year?
How many people die each year from hiccups
Why do you have hiccups?
Most common cause is a spasm of the veges nerve, which causes a twitch to occur in the diaphragm. People get hiccups for drinking to much water
Why does sugar cure hiccups?
It does not. Although there are many ideas that work for different people, hiccups are a synchronous diaphragmic flutter, caused by a disturbed diaphragm.
What is the cause of hicups?
Hiccups are usually caused by a lack of oxygen to the diaphragm. Hiccups are hard to get rid of once they start. Many people might get the hiccups just by eating a piece of bread without drinking water or another liquid.
How many people swallow blowgun darts?
The ones wiith the hiccups.
What color are your hiccups?
How am I supposed to know I don't keep track of what color my hiccups!😶😐😑
What is a sentence using the word hiccups?
My hiccups are dehabilitating.
Why do people get the hiccups when they are drunk?
Ethyl alcohol (the alcohol in drinks) causes whats called biphasic effect on nerves of tongue, pharynx and diaphragm (generally on respiration). long story short, alcohol irritates nerves, causing hiccups.
Do people make other people fart?
No. Flatulence is produced by gasses built up within the intestinal tract. Just as you cannot get hiccups from being near someone with hiccups, passing gas is not mimicked by proximity. Yawns however, are.
