A hiccup usually means one of just a very few things: You ate that burger way too fast, you washed it down with that beer way too fast, or you got a little overexcited that you were about to have a ...
Hiccups are caused by the diaphragm involuntarily contracting. Some common causes for this contraction include drinking carbonated beverages, eating a large meal, swallowing too much air, or stress.
The symptoms: The patient went to a hospital after having hiccups for three days. What happened next: Doctors in the hospital's neurology department examined the patient and performed an MRI of his ...