Chronic hiccups are more serious than standard hiccups and usually require a doctor's attention. Learn more about the causes, treatments, and risk factors.

Chronic hiccups interrupt almost every aspect of life. They disrupt concentration and conversations. They shake a person awake. Eating, drinking, and swallowing can feel like choking.

To be clear, chronic hiccups are thankfully rare, and even rarer are hiccups caused by brain tumors. They may be a bit more common for advanced cancer patients, ...

Chronic hiccups are known as intractable hiccups or intractable singultus and can last weeks, months, or even years. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

However, chronic hiccups last over two days and in some cases, may even continue for over a month. These hiccups can make you feel irritated, exhausted, dehydrated and sleep deprived.

Operation Cures Chronic Hiccups July 2, 2004 / 11:20 AM EDT / CBS/AP After months of constant, bark-like hiccups, a first-of-its-kind operation has returned normal life to a 50-year-old Texas man.

Amanda Corby, 46, of Hull, hiccups every two seconds in episodes that can last up to ten minutes at a time. Since her problem began, she's hiccuped around three million times.

Did you see the Today Show piece about the teen-ager who can't stop hiccuping? The hiccups started at school on Jan. 23 and haven't stopped. The girl, her mom and a doctor appeared on the program ...

How a big hug can cure chronic hiccups. By YORK MEMBERY FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY . Published: 20:50 EDT, 25 February 2013 | Updated: 20:52 EDT, 25 February 2013 ...