1 When the muscle spasms, the vocal cords snap shut, producing the hiccup sound. 2  Common causes of hiccups include: 3  eating too quickly, eating or drinking too much,  diseases that irritate the nerves that control the diaphragm,
http://www.medicinenet.com/hiccups/article.htm
1 A hiccup is a sudden, involuntary contraction (spasm) of the diaphragm muscle. When the muscle spasms, the vocal cords snap shut, producing the hiccup sound. 2  Common causes of hiccups include:  eating too quickly, eating or drinking too much,
http://www.medicinenet.com/hiccups/article.htm
As we are bombarded with medical anecdotes from various onlookers, we realize these methods put no end to our hiccups. So before you take a spoonful of peanut butter to remedy your hiccups, try these four bizarre ways to stop them and help you breathe easier.
http://www.medicaldaily.com/hiccup-cures-4-surprising-ways-stop-hiccups-based-research-281620
Last time, I introduced you to a certain Dr Francis M Fesmire, and his patient who'd been hiccupping for at a rate of 30 per minute for some 72 hours. Dr Fesmire came up with what is still one of the best hiccup cures around. But, before I explain what it is — let me give you a quick refresher on the nuts and bolts behind how hiccups pop into their ever-so annoying existence. A whole bunch of muscles have to fire off around the body during a hiccup, and one special nerve, the vagus nerve, is deeply implicated.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/09/04/3582324.htm
1. Drink Water Plugged Ears. Drink an entire glass of water with a straw and block both of your ears, or get a friend to do it while you drink. When we hiccup, the vagus nerves or phrenic nerves are either damaged or irritated, and therefore require stimulation to normally function again.
http://www.medicaldaily.com/hiccup-cures-4-surprising-ways-stop-hiccups-based-research-281620
Hiccup Cures: 4 Surprising Ways To Stop Hiccups, Based On Research. After eating a whole plate of food, sweet desserts, and chugging our beverage of choice, we begin to feel an unusual sensation in our body as our diaphragm tightens and our vocal cords close suddenly. Every two seconds, we incessantly begin to make a “hic” sound.
http://www.medicaldaily.com/hiccup-cures-4-surprising-ways-stop-hiccups-based-research-281620
1 A hiccup is a sudden, involuntary contraction (spasm) of the diaphragm muscle. When the muscle spasms, the vocal cords snap shut, producing the hiccup sound. 2  Common causes of hiccups include: 3  eating too quickly, eating or drinking too much,  diseases that irritate the nerves that control the diaphragm,
http://www.medicinenet.com/hiccups/article.htm
The hiccup starts in the spinal cord in what seems to be a hiccup reflex control centre between the third and fifth cervical segments. The vagus nerve comes into this hiccup reflex control centre, and another nerve leaves it.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/09/04/3582324.htm
1 See your doctor if hiccups last more than three hours, or if they disturb your eating or sleeping habits.  Home remedies or ways to get rid of hiccups include: holding your breath, drinking a glass of water quickly, pulling hard on your tongue, biting on a lemon, gargling with water, and using smelling salts.
http://www.medicinenet.com/hiccups/article.htm
1 Common causes of hiccups include: 2  eating too quickly, eating or drinking too much, 3  diseases that irritate the nerves that control the diaphragm, 4  abdominal surgery, 5  strokes or. 6  brain tumors, 7  noxious fumes, and.  certain medications.
http://www.medicinenet.com/hiccups/article.htm
what stops you from hiccuping?
To stop your hiccuping, holding your breath, drinking a glass of water quickly, pulling hard on your tongue, biting on a lemon, gargling with water, and using smelling salts. Holding your breath, drinking a glass of water quickly, pulling hard on your tongue, biting on a lemon, gargling with water, and using smelling salts stops you from hiccuping.