Hiccup

Hiccups are contractions of the inspiratory breathing muscles that are involuntary, spasmodic and coordinated. These contractions are linked to a delayed and sudden closure of the glottis which results in the characteristic sound.
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Hiccup
Related Category: Pathology
or hiccough, involuntary spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm followed by a sharp intake of air, which is abruptly stopped by a sudden, involuntary closing of the glottis (opening between the vocal cords); ...
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Hiccups often start for no apparent reason and usually disappear after a few minutes. Rarely, hiccups can persist for days, weeks, or months. Hiccups are common and normal in newborns and infants.
Common Causes: ...
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Answer: Hiccups are caused by a sudden involuntary contraction of the diaphragm, the large muscle that separates your chest and abdomen and controls your breathing. This causes an inrush of air and a sudden, but brief, closure of the glottis.
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Hiccups
Just about every child gets an occasional case of the hiccups—sudden attacks of involuntary gasping that last no more than a few minutes. Infants frequently get hiccups as well.
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Hiccups: Common Causes
Noxious fumes
Hot and spicy foods or liquids
Any disease or disorder that irritates the nerves that control the diaphragm (such as pleurisy or pneumonia)
Stroke or tumor affecting the "hiccup center" in the brain ...
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Hiccup (Hiccough)
Belching (Eructation)
Bloating (Flatulence; Gas)
Stomach Distension, Gaseous [Kellogg] ...
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hiccup
A sudden, involuntary spasm of the diaphragm. The sound of hiccups is caused by the sudden intake of air.
hidradenitis ...
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you may get hiccups
you may develop mouth ulcers, or a sore mouth
you may have some indigestion - this is sometimes caused by chewing the gum incorrectly, and not "parking" it between your cheek and gum
chewing can cause jaw pain.
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Over the years, doctors have used them to treat a laundry list of ailments, including hiccups, seasickness, schizophrenia, and caffeine dependence, and during World War II they were distributed to servicemen to keep them alert for combat.
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Diaphragmatic Spasms (Hiccups)
Difficulty Breathing (Shortness of Breath)
Dyspnea (Shortness of Breath)
Hiccups
Noisy Breathing in Adults
Noisy Breathing in Children
Shortness of Breath
SOB (Shortness of Breath) ...
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Frequent hiccups
Generalized itching
Easy bruising or bleeding (such as vomiting blood or blood in the stool)
Decreased alertness, drowsiness, lethargy, confusion, delirium, coma
Muscle twitching or muscle cramps
Seizures ...
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Hiccups
High blood pressure (see also Hypertension) * -
High blood pressure medicines
High blood sugar (Hyperglycemia)
Hip problems and procedures
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intestines; excessive sleeping; eye irritation; fainting; fast, pounding heartbeat or pulse; fear; feeling of warmth; fever; flushed dry skin; fruit-like breath odor; general feeling of discomfort or illness; happy; heartburn; hearing loss; hiccups; ...
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Symptoms of end-stage renal disease include weight loss, nausea or vomiting, general malaise, fatigue, headache, hiccups, itching, decreased urination, easy bruising or bleeding, lethargy, difficulty breathing and seizures.
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Gastritis, ulcers, nausea, vomiting, colitis, hiccups, constipation.
Headache, neck pain, low back pain, tennis elbow, frozen shoulder, osteoarthritis, peripheral neuropathy and stroke rehabilitation.
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intestines narrows (stomal stenosis) 5% to 15% of the time, leading to nausea and vomiting after eating.
Ulcers develop 5% to 15% of the time.
The staples may pull loose.
Hernia may develop.
The bypassed stomach may enlarge, resulting in hiccups ...
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epidemic disease; epidemic dropsy; epidemic encephalitis; epidemic exanthema; epidemic fadeout; epidemic gangrenous proctitis; epidemic gastroenteritis virus; epidemic haemoglobinuria; epidemic haemorrhagic fever; epidemic hepatitis; epidemic hiccup; ...
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