when was the last time you had hiccups? Exactly! You can't remember. Do we hiccup less as adults? Just a shower thought. - Upgoat

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when was the last time you had hiccups? Exactly! You can't remember. Do we hiccup less as adults? Just a shower thought.
submitted by paul_neri to ShowerThoughts 3.4 yearsDec 3, 2021 22:26:03 ago (+1/-4) (www.vox.com)
https://www.vox.com/2014/10/31/7086327/hiccups-rid-causes-why-cure-stop-treatment-science

Even scientists are a little bewildered by this. "We still don't know what hiccups do, and our cure for them hasn't improved since Plato," says Robert Provine

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[ - ] bobdole9 2 points 3.4 yearsDec 3, 2021 22:51:40 ago (+2/-0)

I last had hiccups after having too much gin a couple weeks ago.

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[ - ] WhiteCollarCriminal 1 point 3.4 yearsDec 4, 2021 00:32:31 ago (+1/-0)

Last week and this morning. Thanks for asking, I didn't know you cared!

[ - ] HomerChimpson 0 points 3.4 yearsDec 4, 2021 06:06:46 ago (+0/-0)

It is presumed to be a primitive swallowing reflex. That is why they are often triggered by food stuck in the esophagus. I have a hernia that prevents my stomach from closing off to my esophagus, food sticks sometimes, it often causes hiccups.

[ - ] Roy_Batty 0 points 3.4 yearsDec 4, 2021 00:40:41 ago (+0/-0)

Wait, you guys are getting hiccups?

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