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 ...

It’s a universal truth that having the hiccups is annoying. Imagine getting a case of the hiccups before you have to lead a work meeting or when you’re on a date. Mortifying, right? Beyond that, some ...

A 93-year-old man endured persistent hiccups for two years, a rare medical phenomenon that required extensive research to determine its cause. His case, cited by the media outlet Slate , highlights ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a healthy 64-year-old man. I got a terrible rash from poison ivy and needed to be put on prednisone. After a few days, I started having terrible hiccups. They’ve been going on for ...

Hiccups are an annoying and universal part of life. Most of the time, they’re a short-lasting and completely benign. But every once in a while, they can be a sign of a much deeper problem. In March, ...

Living with nearly nonstop hiccuping continues for Bill Holloway of Covington. In spring, Holloway went public with a personal account of chronic hiccups. The 85-year-old retiree has the hiccups ...