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 ...

A gastroenterologist explains why old-school remedies work—and what to try. Recent research also highlights new techniques to ...

Hiccups can be annoying but they’re usually short-lived. However, some people may experience recurrent episodes of persistent hiccups. Persistent hiccups, also known as chronic hiccups, are defined as ...

You won’t die from hiccups while sleeping, but these involuntary spasms can disrupt your sleep. Here’s why they may be occurring and how to get rid of them.

Dear Doctor K: I regularly get hiccups. Sometimes they last a long time. Is this cause for concern? Dear Reader: As annoying as hiccups may be, they rarely signal a serious underlying problem. Hiccups ...

"A simple and effective way to stop the hiccups — drip lemon juice or lime juice into the back of the throat," he said in a recent video. "It’ll stop them almost immediately." The doctor, who has ...

Get those gloves ready because this hiccup hack requires a real hands-on approach. Pinkie promise — it works. A 1990 case study tells the seemingly bizarre story of a 60-year-old man coming into the ...

Hiccups. Everyone has a cure, and everyone insists theirs is the best. But when they try to pass it along to others, the home remedy can be hit or miss. For something that impacts almost everyone, ...

Who among us hasn’t gone to desperate lengths to get rid of the hiccups? We hold our breath, gulp glasses of water while lying upside-down, pull our tongue, swallow spoonfuls of sugar, huff into paper ...