What gives us hiccups?!
Question: I'd be very grateful if you could tell me,
Thank you so much for your answers :)
Answers: I'd be very grateful if you could tell me,
Thank you so much for your answers :)
"Hic!" You've just hiccuped for what seems like the tenth time since you finished your big dinner. Wonder where these funny noises are coming from? The part to blame is your diaphragm (say: die-uh-fram). This is a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest, and all hiccups start here.
The diaphragm almost always works perfectly. When you inhale, it pulls down to help pull air into the lungs. When you exhale, it pushes up to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated. When this happens, it pulls down in a jerky way, which makes you suck air into your throat suddenly. When the air rushing in hits your voice box, you're left with a big hiccup.
Some things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much, an irritation in the stomach or the throat, or feeling nervous or excited. Almost all cases of the hiccups last only a few minutes. Some cases of the hiccups can last for days or weeks, but this is very unusual, and it's usually a sign of another medical problem.
You've probably heard lots of suggestions for how to get rid of hiccups, and maybe you've even tried a few. Holding your breath and counting to 10 is one way some people can get rid of their hiccups. Other people say that drinking from the "wrong" side of a glass of water is the way to become hiccup-free.
Putting sugar under your tongue might work, too. And maybe the most famous treatment - having someone jump out and scare you when you're not expecting it - helps some people wave good-bye to their hiccups. Boo!
Reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MD
Date reviewed: March 2006
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Cramps of the diaphragm.
Every time it contracts , it sucks the lings down creating a sudden volume increase of your lungs , your windpipe sucks in air very quickly through your mouth . your throat's reflex is to close resulting in the typical sound.
hiccups are when your diaphragm is spasming
it's a muscle spasm in the diaphram i think.
when you breath in to much air and swallow it.
Its when you take in too much air and it expands you diaphram.
particles stuck in the esophagus
and boy, did I need spell check for THAT
you diaphragm convulsing basically...too much air in your stomach
the abnormal streching of the diaphram.
laughing gives a type of gas that goes in our stomach is my guess but i dunno...
good question. never thought of that. i'll also wait for the answers.
Your diapraghm spazams
It is caused by a flutter in the diaphram
When your diaphragm gets out of sync with your lungs and breathing pattern. That is why holding your breath helps, because it lets them catch up to each other.
Exess air intake
Many conditions are associated with hiccups, but none has been shown to be the cause of hiccups.
If you eat too fast, you can swallow air along with your food and end up with a case of the hiccups.
Any other practices that might irritate the diaphragm such as eating too much (especially fatty foods) or drinking too much (drunk people hiccup) can make you prone to having hiccups.
In these instances, your stomach, which sits underneath and adjacent to the diaphragm, is stretched. Because they occur in relation to eating and drinking, hiccups are sometimes thought to be a reflex to protect you from choking.
The diaphragm almost always works perfectly. When you inhale, it pulls down to help pull air into the lungs. When you exhale, it pushes up to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated. When this happens, it pulls down in a jerky way, which makes you suck air into your throat suddenly. When the air rushing in hits your voice box, you're left with a big hiccup.
Some things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much, an irritation in the stomach or the throat, or feeling nervous or excited. Almost all cases of the hiccups last only a few minutes. Some cases of the hiccups can last for days or weeks, but this is very unusual, and it's usually a sign of another medical problem.
Hiccups are a result of contraction or spasm of the diaphragm, the muscle that divides the chest and abdomen. The spasm causes a short, quick breath that is interrupted by the sudden closure of the epiglottis. That sudden closure created the "hiccup" sound.
Hiccups can be caused by eating too much too fast, drinking too much alcohol, and swallowing too much air. Sometimes hiccups can be a problem when they don't go away. Chronic hiccups can be caused by anethesia, surgery, irritation certain nerves in the head, neck or chest, metabolic or kidney problems, or central nervous system problems related to infection, stroke, injury or cancer.
Treatment may include holding your breath, breathing into a paper bag, applying pressure to the diaphragm, or drinking cold water. Chronic hiccups can be treated with prescription medicine.
It's when your diaphragm spasms. It's kinda like having an eye twitch in your diaphragm.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiccups
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When you hiccup, your diaphragm is spasming, sharply pressurising your lungs, forcing you to take a sudded deep breath in. I don' tknow why this happens though.
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Its when ur diaphram is going wack. thats why we hav the hiccups.=]
There are a number of things that can trigger hiccups. It is a spasm of the diaphragm
What Causes the Hiccups?
Hiccups are usually a reaction to your stomach and digestive system getting wonky. This happens when you eat too much, drink bubbly drinks like soda or swallow too much air. Some people get the hiccups for no reason at all. Other things that cause hiccups include skull fracture, epilepsy, tuberculosis and believe it or not, constipation (not being able to poop).
Common Cures for the Hiccups
Unlike sneezing, farting, burping, etc., hiccups don't serve any purpose. Hiccups are just annoying and pointless. How do you get rid of hiccups? Which remedy works best? Home remedies are usually based on the idea that you have to disrupt the hiccup cycle. Remedies include holding your breath, breathing into a bag, pulling your tongue, sudden fright, or - get this - eating sugar. Just drinking water, if done soon enough, might wash down a chunk of food in the throat that's pressing against a nerve.
You get hiccups when air goes down your trachea instead of the esophages. The trachea is where food goes and the esophages is where are goes. It's the same thing with burping. Since soda is full of bubbles and bubbles have air in them they go down into your trachea (where foood goes) causeing you to burp. Not get hiccups
spasms in the diaphragm. The diaphragm is a large muscle slung underneath the rib cage. It helps us breath. On occasion this muscle will go into spasms, I'm not sure why. An unborn baby will have hiccoughs a few months before it is born. This can be felt by the mother and is the baby's body getting ready, or practising to breath, as the lungs, rib cage and diaphragm are not used until we are born. Now isn't that fascinating.
Hiccups occur when the body is deficient in oxygen which forces involuntary sharp intakes (hiccups) until normal levels are achieved.
"Hic!" You've just hiccuped for what seems like the tenth time since you finished your big dinner. Wonder where these funny noises are coming from? The part to blame is your diaphragm (say: die-uh-fram). This is a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest, and all hiccups start here.
The diaphragm almost always works perfectly. When you inhale, it pulls down to help pull air into the lungs. When you exhale, it pushes up to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated. When this happens, it pulls down in a jerky way, which makes you suck air into your throat suddenly. When the air rushing in hits your voice box, you're left with a big hiccup.
Some things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much, an irritation in the stomach or the throat, or feeling nervous or excited. Almost all cases of the hiccups last only a few minutes. Some cases of the hiccups can last for days or weeks, but this is very unusual, and it's usually a sign of another medical problem.
You've probably heard lots of suggestions for how to get rid of hiccups, and maybe you've even tried a few. Holding your breath and counting to 10 is one way some people can get rid of their hiccups. Other people say that drinking from the "wrong" side of a glass of water is the way to become hiccup-free.
Putting sugar under your tongue might work, too. And maybe the most famous treatment - having someone jump out and scare you when you're not expecting it - helps some people wave good-bye to their hiccups. Boo!
I know there is a medical reason but I cant help you with it
Sorry
It's a mystery.
I am geting to level to!!! Oh and drinking too much!!