Long-term chronic hiccups can conceivably damage the breathing nerves or the muscles in the diaphragm. Another concern is that they can disrupt normal sleep patterns, which are essential to the body's metabolism. However, there are cases of chronic hiccups lasting many years (up to 60 years).
In cases of fatalities, the underlying cause of the hiccups was the cause, not the hiccups themselves.
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Yes, it can also be pretty dangerous. If you hiccup and accidentally start swallow the gum, the spasms of the hiccups can cause the article of gum to become lodged in your esophagus.
This sounds dangerous and it is not medically recommended. Do not believe everything you read in the internet or chat rooms, if you have prolonged hiccups, you would do better by seeing a doctor.
Fetal hiccups feel like gentle, rhythmic kicking or taps in the same area for a few seconds up to many minutes. The further along a woman gets in her pregnancy the stronger the hiccups become until you can see the belly jump where the hiccups are originating.
because of different hormonal changes, a girl's diaphragm can be more likely to become unsynchronized than a boy's, thus giving her more of a chance to get the hiccups.
How am I supposed to know I don't keep track of what color my hiccups!πΆππ
My hiccups are dehabilitating.
When you laugh you breathe in a lot of air and that causes hiccups
Hiccups are started when you swallow too much air.
Around 430 million hiccups.
It is very common to get hiccups after eating when pregnant.
Well, a human can get hiccups, so I guess a bear can too.
''I'm tired of these hiccups!'' I cried