This study supports the use of FISST as an option to stop transient hiccups, with more than 90% of participants reporting better results than home remedies. HiccAway stops hiccups by forceful suction that is being generated by diaphragm contraction (phrenic nerve activity), followed by swallowing the water, which requires epiglottis closure. Society and culture
The word hiccup itself was created through imitation. The alternative spelling of hiccough results from the association with the word cough. American Charles Osborne (December 14, 1892 – May 1, 1991) had hiccups for 68 years, from 1922 to February 1990,  and was entered in the Guinness World Records as the man with the longest attack of hiccups, an estimated 430 million hiccups. In 2007, Florida teenager Jennifer Mee gained media fame for hiccuping around 50 times per minute for more than five weeks. Christopher Sands, a Briton, hiccupped an estimated 10 million times in a 27-month period from February 2007 to May 2009. His condition, which meant that he could hardly eat or sleep, was eventually discovered to be caused by a tumor on his brain stem pushing on nerves causing him to hiccup every two seconds, 12 hours a day. His hiccups stopped in 2009 following surgery.In  Baltic, German, Hungarian, Indian, Romanian, Slavic, Turkish, Greek, Albanian and among some Tribes in Kenya, for example the Luos folklore, it is said that hiccups occur when the person experiencing them is being talked about by someone not present. See also
Getting the wind knocked out of you
Mr.
When surgery is required, particularly when there is a severe disfiguration of the jaw, it is common to use a rib graft to help correct the shape.According to literature, HFM patients can be treated with various treatment options such as functional therapy with an appliance, distraction osteogenesis, or costochondral graft. The treatment is based on the type of severity for these patients. According to Pruzankskys classification, if the patient has moderate to severe symptoms, then surgery is preferred. If patient has mild symptoms, then a functional appliance is generally used.According to Dr. Harry Pepe, a pediatrician from Hollywood, Fl, the goal of treatment in hemifacial microsomia is to elongate the deficient jaw bone to restore facial symmetry and correct the slanting bite (occlusion).Patients can also benefit from a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA). Terminology
The condition is also known by various other names:
Lateral facial dysplasia
First and second branchial arch syndrome
Oral-mandibular-auricular syndrome
Otomandibular dysostosis
Craniofacial microsomia

See also
Condylar hypoplasia
Goldenhar syndrome
Parry–Romberg syndrome

References
^  "Hemifacial Microsomia" at the Tennessee Craniofacial Center. Accessed 20 January 2008. ^  "Hemifacial Microsomia" at the Childrens Hospital and Health System of Wisconsin. Accessed 20 January 2008. External links
GeneReviews/NCBI/NIH/UW entry on Craniofacial Microsomia Overview