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 ...

While hiccups are typically short-lived, they can also be painful, loud and disruptive—especially if they last hours (or more!). But what causes hiccups, and how can you get rid of them? Here, doctors ...

Hiccups, scientifically known as singultus, are involuntary diaphragm contractions often triggered by eating or drinking.

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 ...

Those tiny thumps you're feeling? They're probably baby hiccups – and they're not just normal, they're a sign things are on ...

There appears to finally be a cure for hiccups — and yes, there is a purchase required. In an interview with The Atlantic, University of Texas at San Antonio professor and hiccup expert Ali Seifi ...

SAN ANTONIO — One of the most common ailments in the world is hiccups. They're mostly annoying and don't last too long, but one local doctor came up with a way to stop them in their tracks. Dr. Ali ...

One-hundred years ago on June 13, a man from Iowa named Charles Osborne started hiccupping — and he didn’t stop for 68 years! Can you imagine that? More than half-a-century of hiccupping? Yet we know ...

It's cute when your sleeping puppy does it. It's not so cute when you are having a serious conversation with a friend post-feast and you just can't stop. It's the hiccups. Along with "COVID-19," ...