Everyone at one time or another has wanted to know how to get rid of hiccups. Hiccups, also known as myoclonus jerks of the diaphragm, can be frustrating because there is not a one-size-fits-all ...

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 ...

Hiccups occur when your diaphragm—the muscle that helps your lungs breathe—suddenly contracts. Have you ever sat there, minding your own business, when suddenly you're hit with a bout of hiccups? It's ...

Everyone has had hiccups at one time in their life. Even if you think you've managed to dodge this strange physical phenomenon, babies in the womb can actually get hiccups, so you may have had them ...

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 ...

From standing on your head and pressing on your eyeballs to breathing through a paper bag and chewing on a lemon, people will do just about anything to get rid of hiccups. The sudden, involuntary ...