Hiccups are annoying, especially when they just won't quit. If they last more than two days, nonstop hiccups may occasionally be a sign of a medical problem, as they were for one 68-year-old man. In ...

He served a life sentence in hiccups. Thought having the hiccups for an hour was frustrating? An Iowa man likely made other hiccup sufferers count their blessing after enduring these irritating ...

Ever felt like your hiccups would never stop? For Chris Sands, that was his reality for 3 years before the cause of his hiccups was diagnosed. Find out what hiccups are and what causes them, including ...

A young man’s persistent hiccups were a sign of a far scarier health problem, according to a recent case report from doctors in India. The man turned out to have an aggressive brain tumor, one that ...

Caught a bad case of the hiccups? Chances are you've already been offered 10 different ideas on how to get rid of them: a spoonful of sugar, drinking water from the wrong side of the cup, a series of ...

A man who suffered three bouts of persistent hiccups, lasting a few days each, over the span of one month finally learned the true reason for his health problems -- a large tumor in the back of his ...

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Talk about a bad hiccup attack. In a recent case report, doctors describe an elderly man who endured years of incurable hiccups ultimately caused by an allergic condition. Doctors in Lebanon detailed ...

Hiccups are caused by spasms in your diaphragm, the large muscle just below your lungs. Some people have chronic hiccups that last for days, weeks, or years. Hiccups happen when your diaphragm ...

Coronavirus symptoms aren't the same for everyone. The most common symptoms can mimic the flu or a common cold, but there are plenty of unusual manifestations of COVID-19. Two people in different ...

In an unusual case, a man's multiday bout of hiccups was triggered by a respiratory infection. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A ...

Documentary follows man whose hiccups robbed him of job, music, girlfriend. Jan. 13, 2010— -- For more than four years, Chris Sands was crippled by the debilitating pain of recurring hiccups, ...