Q:I hiccup when I laugh really hard. What is the reason for that? -- Beth, Cincinnati A:Welcome to the club. Many people experience singultus (that's science-speak for hiccups) when they laugh, cry 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 ...

I hiccup when I laugh really hard. What is the reason for that? Answer: Welcome to the club. Many people experience singultus (that's science-speak for hiccups) when they laugh, cry or experience some ...

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 ...

ZEELAND, Mich. (WOTV) — They seem harmless. A case of the hiccups can sometimes even be funny, but not for one West Michigan girl. Karley Reidzans, 17, has had the hiccups for nearly two years. For ...

A video showing a one-year-old dog experiencing a bout of hiccups has taken the internet by storm. The viral clip, shared by TikTok user @medmitz, has amassed over 1.6 million views since it was ...

SAN ANTONIO – Twin sisters Avery and Paige Squires have had hiccups more often in their six years than many people do in a lifetime. And, it’s no fun. “These little kids were getting hiccups every ...

A case of the hiccups sure can be funny — at least, to the observer. You feel a flip-flopping in your chest, your body jerks and jumps, and the telltale "hic" escapes your mouth sometimes quietly, ...

Everyone gets hiccups. Fetuses as young as eight weeks experience them, and newborns often do, too. And while some drink water awkwardly to treat hiccups — which can last up to an hour — in rare ...

Hiccups, a common involuntary reflex, are usually temporary and harmless. They arise from diaphragm contractions and can be triggered by eating habits, temperature changes, or emotional stress.