While hiccups are usually harmless and don't last long in most people, some individuals can experience them chronically.
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 ...
He says that if a heightened emotion leads to the swallowing of lots of air, it could result in hiccups. Image caption, Who would have thought that excessive laughing could lead to hiccups?