Hiccups Reasons: Often while eating food, talking to someone or in the middle of an office meeting, hiccups suddenly start. If it comes once or twice, it brings a laugh, but when it shows no sign of stopping, it starts causing irritation. In older time, it was said that when someone remembers you, then hiccups come. However looking from the perspective of science, its reasons is not someones memory but a small disturbance occurring inside our body.

Why do hiccups occur?
Let us tell you that between our stomach and chest there is a broad muscle, whicj is called the diaphragm. When we breathe in it goes downward and while breahing out, it comes back to its place. When a sudden jerk or spasm occurs in the diaphragm air gets pulled inside the throat very rapidly. During this time the vocal cords present in the throat suddenly close, due to which the characteristic sound of a hiccup comes out.

Why does this movement occur in the diaphragm?
Eating food in a hurry
Eating spicy and pungent food
Drinking cold drinks or soda
Sudden change in temperature (drinking ice water immediately after coming from sunlight or drinking cold water after hot tea)
Laughing or Stress

Easy Home Remedies To Stop Hiccups

Hold Your Breath- Take a deep breath in and hold it for as long as possible. This increase carbon dioxide in the lungs and calms the diaphragm.

Drink Cold Water- Drinking one or two sips of cold water slowly activates the throat nerves and breaks the hiccup cycle.

A Spoonful Of Sugar- Place sugar on the tongue and let it melt slowly. Its sweet taste distracts the brains attention.

Lemon and black salt- Licking a slice of lemon with black salt or chaat masala applied to it provides immediate relief.

Drink water while closing your ears- Sipping water while keeping ears closed for a few seconds gives relaxation to the throat nerves.