Why do people get the hiccups?

it is trapped air basically you have a little more taken in that you need.

A hiccup or hiccough (normally pronounced "HICK-up" (IPA: /ˈhɪkʌp/) regardless of spelling) is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm; typically this repeats several times a minute. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes the epiglottis to close, creating the "hic" listen (help·info) noise. A bout of hiccups generally resolves itself without intervention, although many home remedies are in circulation that claim to shorten the duration, and medication is occasionally necessary. By extension, the term "hiccup" is also used to describe a small and unrepeated aberration in an otherwise consistent pattern. The medical term is singultus.

While many cases develop spontaneously, hiccups are known to develop often in specific situations, such as eating too quickly, taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, belching, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing, drinking alcoholic beverages in excess, crying out loud (sobbing causes air to enter the stomach), some smoking situations where abnormal inhalation can occur (in tobacco or other smoke like cannabis, perhaps triggered by precursors to coughing), electrolyte imbalance, talking too long, or from lack of vitamins. Hiccups may be caused by pressure to the phrenic nerve by other anatomical structures, or rarely by tumors and certain kidney disease. The American Cancer Society reports that 30% of chemotherapy patients suffer singultus as a side effect of treatment.

Hiccups are a spasmodic periodic closure of the glottis followed by a spasmodic lowering of the diaphragm. It may be cause by indigestion,irritation of the diaphragm, or even hysteria.

people get hiccups because if you laugh too much its something of how much air you take in when you breath

because they breath to fast!! Just kidding I don't know the answer but I answered your question silly come up with one i will know and i will answer it! Love ya!

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