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Why do we hiccup?

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Asked by spammers - 2 months 1 week ago

 

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Answered by girlunderrated
2 months 1 week ago
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We get hiccups when there are spasms in our diaphragm. As we involuntarily suck air because of these spasms, the epiglottis closes. When it does, we produce the sound we hear when we have hiccups.

Answered by KnowItAll
2 months 1 week ago
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oh, yeah and some causes of hiccups

Eating too quickly
Drinking a lot of alcohol
Swallowing too much air
Suddenly, drinking something hot , then something cold
Stress an/or excitement

Answered by anonymous
3 weeks 6 days ago
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i think we hiccup because instead of belching we hold it in so then all that gas tries to escape our bodies =ing hiccups

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