Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Female drinking from a cold glass of water. (Getty Images) (Getty Images) Everyone gets the hiccups. The unmistakable, sudden ...

Most of us get the hiccups from time to time. While they can be annoying, they generally go away on their own before too long. But sometimes a stubborn case of the hiccups can go on for minutes or ...

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 ...

Sometimes our body surprises us with strange and unexpected sounds; from hiccups, to joint cracking, nose whistling, stomach ...

Maybe it's just me, but six days seems like a long time to have the hiccups. Let's double-check with my wife. My sainted wife, that is. "The other night," she says, "I almost smothered you with a ...

Hiccups are an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm that causes your vocal cords to close quickly, creating the all-too-familiar “hic” sound. You’ve likely experienced them. And if you have, ...

You know that moment when your diaphragm decides to throw a tantrum right in the middle of an important meeting, a romantic dinner, or literally any time you need to appear like a normal functioning ...

For most of us, hiccups are a fleeting nuisance—a few seconds of staccato spasms and… well, that’s mostly it. But for one elderly man in Lebanon, the spasms didn’t stop. Not for hours. Not for days.

Everyone gets the hiccups. The unmistakable, sudden muscle movements and distinct "hic" sound are an all too common occurrence, especially while eating or drinking. While hiccups are usually brief and ...