A 52-year-old man was cured of chronic hiccups that had gotten progressively worse throughout the years ...

A Yukon man has been suffering from a medical mystery for more than a decade, non-stop hiccups.

Hiccups are sudden, involuntary contractions of the diaphragm, the muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen and plays a key role in breathing. These contractions cause the vocal cords to close ...

Most people think of hiccups as a minor annoyance. They normally last a few minutes and disappear as suddenly and mysteriously as they arrived. But some people experience chronic hiccups that last for ...

It’s a universal truth that having the hiccups is annoying. Imagine getting a case of the hiccups before you have to lead a work meeting or when you’re on a date. Mortifying, right? Beyond that, some ...

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 ...

Hiccups are usually an unserious involuntary spasm of the organs but in some situations a little serious and pointers to these underlying health issues! It is characterized by a gulping sound with a ...

Q: I'm writing to you in hopes that you have a solution to an unusual problem. My 74-year-old brother is a cancer survivor, and has had the hiccups for more than nine months. He has had a lot of tests ...