why do we hiccup?

[jeremy_283]

whydo people hiccup?

[miller821]

My parents used to tell me you grow when you hiccup... Don't know if its tru tho.

[Atkins]

Originally posted by ride hard man
My parents used to tell me you grow when you hiccup... Don't know if its tru tho. LOL, yea thats true, and you grow because fairies sprinkle magic pixie dust in the air.:p

I think it has to do with gas in your stomache.

[miller821]

Originally posted by Atkins
LOL, yea thats true, and you grow because fairies sprinkle magic pixie dust in the air.:p

I think it has to do with gas in your stomache.
LOL, I was little when they told me that... But I always do it after I drink stuff.

[Hondadudeehhhh]

its your diaphram muscle twitching. Just like any other muscle it twitches and its annoying

[antman]

Originally posted by Hondadudeehhhh
its your diaphram muscle twitching. Just like any other muscle it twitches and its annoying
exactly... i remember it from health class

[quads14589]

ya my muscle twitches in my arm alot

[400exrules]

whenever you start hiccuping, open your mouth real wide lol

[BlasterEaten250]

breathing real deep and slow helps stop your diaphram from twitching=stop hiccuping

[jeremy_283]

what if u just solved the problem by cutting the muscle out of your body?

[4oorider]

good luck breathing then, the diaphram helps contract and expand the lungs

[BlasterEaten250]

Originally posted by extremejrowe
what if u just solved the problem by cutting the muscle out of your body? then you wouldnt be able to breath :(

edit: dang, you beat me to it:scary:

[fast_enough]

Originally posted by ride hard man
I was little when they told me that.

And last nite did you give out one big hiccup and become a big boy?

[fasterz]

if you say eggplant when you have the hicups they go away, i was told this while at work one day years ago by a little old lady and IT WORKS!!! I told my friends about it and it seems like it works about 9 outta 10 times.

[wantablaster]

Originally posted by BlasterEaten250
breathing real deep and slow helps stop your diaphram from twitching=stop hiccuping
this helps but an almost guaranteed way of stoping the hiccups
(works everytime for me ) is to follow these steps.

1. get a small glass of water and a match.

2. light the match take a deep breath.

3. stick the lit match into the water take it out and then drink the water

This will work everytime that you have the hiccups to stop them.

[miller821]

Originally posted by fast_enough
And last nite did you give out one big hiccup and become a big boy?
Hey man don't be hatin us when he was little... I used to get money from my parents for losing a tooth... Those where the good days.

[popo]

Originally posted by extremejrowe
whydo people hiccup?

Because it's a fart that backfires.

:D

[JRP]

haha my parents had a party and my dad was drunk, and he got the hiccups for over 1hr. he said it hurt so bad after like 20min constantly hiccupping.

[Scott-300ex]

Its easy to stop hiccuping.

I figured out all you have to do is concentrate real hard on something else.

Cuz my Uncle would ask "Whens the last time you saw a white horse?" My sisters boyfriend would say to drink water from the opposite side of the glass. Like you drink from the side thats closest to you but if you put the glass under your chin and drink from the far side which you have to lean your head forward like a 90 degree angle to do it.

I'm like wait, I bet all you have to do is concentrate on something else cuz thats wut all these make you do.

If your friend has them ask them a hard question that they really gotta think about and I bet they will get rid of them.

Also when I grunt or wutever to clear my throat when I have them I hiccup like 2 times every time I go to clear my throat.

Also if you take all your clothes off and walk threw Wal-Mart frollicking that will get rid of them. I suggest you try this first.

[PismoLocal]

My family doctor told me to use a tablespoon of sugar and then pour vinegar on it so the sugar is completely saturated and swallow it. It has never failed me ever i swear to god try it, it works.

[blake_mx_racer]

Originally posted by wantablaster
this helps but an almost guaranteed way of stoping the hiccups
(works everytime for me ) is to follow these steps.

1. get a small glass of water and a match.

2. light the match take a deep breath.

3. stick the lit match into the water take it out and then drink the water

This will work everytime that you have the hiccups to stop them.
LOL by the time you got all that ready to do they would be gone.

[2002400ex]

Originally posted by PismoLocal
My family doctor told me to use a tablespoon of sugar and then pour vinegar on it so the sugar is completely saturated and swallow it. It has never failed me ever i swear to god try it, it works.
drink sugar water... just dont add vinegar it will be fine without it

[yamablaster24]

in 5th grade i had them for 3 hours and after coming back from the nurse one of the other teachers had me drink a cup of water from the opposite side of the glass. They were gone...

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by JRP
haha my parents had a party and my dad was drunk, and he got the hiccups for over 1hr. he said it hurt so bad after like 20min constantly hiccupping.

That is the worst !!!

A couple years ago I got pretty smashed on Tequilla at a New Years party .... everything was going fine until I started to get the hiccups .... then it all went downhill . I couldn't stop them and felt like I was going to be sick ..... then I puked . Unfortunately that's the last I remember from that night . Damn hiccups ruined my night !!!:grr:

[exboy]

Originally posted by PismoLocal
My family doctor told me to use a tablespoon of sugar and then pour vinegar on it so the sugar is completely saturated and swallow it. It has never failed me ever i swear to god try it, it works.

sounds pretty gross i think id rather just have hiccups.:ermm:

Bill Nye explains WHY! (http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/columns/default.aspx?page=BN_hiccups)

[PismoLocal]

Originally posted by exboy
sounds pretty gross i think id rather just have hiccups.:ermm:

Nope actually it tastes good, like sour flavored candy I've been doing it for years.

[Camaroguy87132]

why fart and waste it while you can birp and taste it!

[juiced450r]

Dear (heek!) Diaphragm Hammer,

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Notice how often you swallow. Try making tally marks on a piece of paper while you're watching a TV show, for example. Most of us swallow every few seconds. Even when we're nowhere near food or something to drink, we're gulping away. Your mouth is continuously producing saliva, and it has to end up somewhere. So, down it goes. Meanwhile, as you may realize, you have to keep breathing. If you don't, well, you'll probably miss the rest of this column.

We humans breathe through our nose or mouth. For a short way, the air moves down or up the same passage that we use for swallowing--our throat*. We have a muscular trapdoor in our throat that keeps the stuff intended for our stomach from going down our trachea, the windpipe connected to our lungs. This vital valve is our good ol' epiglottis*. To keep inhaled air from going down your esophagus (your stomach tube), and to keep food and saliva from going down your trachea, your epiglottis is working all the time. It's a swinging door that's always moving and always closing pretty hard one way or the other.

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Because all of this action is connected to breathing, your diaphragm* (the big breathing muscle below your lungs) gets into the act, as well. You can't be inhaling or exhaling and swallowing at the same time, even if you breathe through your nose. The diaphragm can't be pulling air down or pushing air up while saliva or food is coming down your throat. All of the actions of all these muscles have to be coordinated by your brain.

Also in your throat, you'll find your voice box, or larynx*. On top of the larynx is a somewhat different expandable and contractible gizmo called the glottis. It's a long, narrow, muscular opening that lets only air pass over your vocal chords. (Both epiglottis and glottis come from the Latin word for "tongue.")

Once in a while, often when you find yourself eating a bit too quickly, your brain sends conflicting signals to your diaphragm and epiglottis: "Close the esophagus and open the trachea--no, wait. I mean, pull the diaphragm and open the--hold it--I mean the food tube--no, the windpipe. Wait. Now, swallow and breathe. Yikes!" Once in a while your diaphragm contracts and forces air through your glottis, and you feel a bump and often hear that "heek" sound. That's when you have the hiccups.

Your nerve fibers have produced too many charged calcium ions near the muscles of your glottis and your diaphragm. They spasm; your brain triggers your nervous system to send a correcting signal, but it's too late or not quite of the right strength, and you hiccup again. Often there's an imbalance that is like a resonance. The signals build up and let go at regular intervals, like a sign flapping in a breeze.

The way to stop the hiccups seems to be to provide a new clear signal to your body--either a signal for swallowing or breathing. That's why for some people, it helps to hold a breath. For others, swallowing several sips of water in succession does the trick. You have to clear or overwhelm the confusing diaphragm-glottal-epiglottal noise. You can do it. Just swallow; I mean, hold your breath. Hiccup--I mean ...

:blah:

[LTZ400rider]

i always get it when eating hard boiled eggs when the yellow part clogs my throat.

whenever i got hiccups the next day id get them out of no where

[trick250r]

chuck norris's beard is round house kicking you in the stomach. that is why we hiccup.

[Warnerade]

Originally posted by trick250r
chuck norris's beard is round house kicking you in the stomach. that is why we hiccup. that...just wasnt funny.