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Society and culture

Imitation Cough Charles Osborne Guinness World Records Florida

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Treatment

Vagus nerve stimulator Electricity Brain Food and Drug Administration Epilepsy

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Overview

Latin Involuntary contraction Myoclonic Diaphragm Involuntary action

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Causes

Swallowing air Gastroesophageal reflux Hiatal hernia Alcohol Opiate drug

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Other names: Singultus, hiccough, synchronous diaphragmatic flutter (SDF)
Pronunciation: /ˈhɪkəp, -ʌp/ HIK-əp, -⁠up
Specialty: Otorhinolaryngology

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Latin
Involuntary contraction Spasm
Myoclonic
Diaphragm Diaphragm (anatomy)
Involuntary action
Reflex arc
Glottis
Vocal cords
Home remedies Home remedy
Chronic Chronic condition
Kidney failure
Stroke
Multiple sclerosis
Meningitis
Vagus nerve
Symptom
Plasmodium vivax
Malaria
Dexamethasone
Afferent Afferent nerve fiber
Efferent Efferent nerve fiber
Amphibians Amphibian
Respiration Respiratory system
Tadpoles Tadpole
Mammalian Mammal
Fetal Fetus
Lungs Lung
Evolutionary Evolution
CO2
GABAB GABA B receptor

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Hiccup

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related to External links · 24

Hiccup → Archived, BBC News, Brian, Cymet TC, December, February, Fish, Hiccups, HiccupsDunning, July, June, Natl Med Assoc, Not, PMC, PMID, Remind Your Brain You're, Retrospective, Science, Skeptoid, Stopping Hiccups

related to Society and culture · 11

Hiccup → American Charles Osborne, British, Christopher Sands, February, Florida, Guinness World Records, His, In, Jennifer Mee, May, The

related to Duration · 7

Hiccup → An, Episodes, Hiccups, In, Prolonged, Root, Such

related to Incidence · 5

Hiccup → Along, Hiccups, Intractable, They, While

related to Folk remedies · 4

Hiccup → Acupressure, For, The, There

has cause · 3

Hiccup → Food, In, Several

has treatment · 3

Hiccup → Folk, Hiccups, Numerous

is a · 2

Hiccup → evolutionary remnant of earlier amphibian respiration, involuntary action involving a reflex arc

see also · 2

Hiccup → ChokingCoughGetting, HiccupSneezeThumps

Other names · 1

Hiccup → Singultus, hiccough, synchronous diaphragmatic flutter (SDF)

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hiccups reflex diaphragm may remedies nerve intractable air treatment brain breathing one esophagus water seconds breath although medical cases contraction

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Hiccup	Other names	Singultus, hiccough, synchronous diaphragmatic flutter (SDF)	1.00	infobox
Hiccup	Pronunciation	/ˈhɪkəp, -ʌp/ HIK-əp, -⁠up	1.00	infobox
Hiccup	Specialty	Otorhinolaryngology	1.00	infobox
Hiccup	is a	involuntary action involving a reflex arc	0.90	text
Hiccup	is a	evolutionary remnant of earlier amphibian respiration	0.90	text
myocardial infarction.Pre-phrenic nucleus irritation of medullaKidney failureCNS disordersStrokeMultiple sclerosisMeningitisNerve damageDamage to the vagus nerve after surgeryOther known associationsAlthough no clear pathophysiological mechanism has been described	instance of	they can be a sign of serious medical problems	0.80	text
hiccups is known to have been the initial symptom of Plasmodium vivax malaria in at least one documented case.Consumption or injection of corticosteroids	instance of	they can be a sign of serious medical problems	0.80	text
most commonly dexamethasone.Evolutionary theoriesThe burping reflex hypothesisA leading hypothesis is that hiccups evolved to facilitate greater milk consumption in young mammals	instance of	they can be a sign of serious medical problems	0.80	text
tadpoles gulp air	instance of	Amphibians	0.80	text
water across their gills via a rather simple motor reflex akin to mammalian hiccuping	instance of	Amphibians	0.80	text
most commonly dexamethasone	instance of	they can be a sign of serious medical problems	0.80	text
Hiccup	has cause	Food	0.60	section

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