Why do causes people to hiccup? (Genius hour) by Autumn Bonti https://padlet.com/bontiau1_1/cbvmgsu5upg8 By: Autumn en-us 2018-12-14 19:48:12 UTC 2025-10-18 13:17:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/342894469/db48c31d6be67cae391a26fd88504573/gothiccups.gif What causes people to hiccup? bontiau1_1 https://padlet.com/bontiau1_1/cbvmgsu5upg8/wish/314809553 Hiccups happen when a person's intake of air becomes momentarily blocked or Hiccups may result from a large meal, alcoholic or carbonated beverages or sudden excitement.]]> 2018-12-14 19:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bontiau1_1/cbvmgsu5upg8/wish/314809553 Ways to cure hiccups bontiau1_1 https://padlet.com/bontiau1_1/cbvmgsu5upg8/wish/314810322 Holding your breath, Drinking a glass of water quickly, Pulling hard on your tongue, Biting on a lemon, Gargling with water, Smelling salts.Breathing into a paper bag eating something quickly.]]> 2018-12-14 19:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bontiau1_1/cbvmgsu5upg8/wish/314810322 Do animals also hiccup? bontiau1_1 https://padlet.com/bontiau1_1/cbvmgsu5upg8/wish/314811918 Lots of species, other than humans, get hiccups too. Kittens often get hiccups although they don't make much noise. while adult cats and dogs sometimes do if they eat too fast. Horses get loud hiccups and all sorts of animals have been filmed hiccuping including squirrels, otters and even a porcupine.


]]> 2018-12-14 20:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bontiau1_1/cbvmgsu5upg8/wish/314811918 Fun facts about hiccups bontiau1_1 https://padlet.com/bontiau1_1/cbvmgsu5upg8/wish/314812687 If you’re able to stifle the hiccup right away, great. But if you hiccup more than seven times you’d better settle in for the long haul. Once in hiccup mode you typically will hiccup 63 times or more. 2. The official medical word for hiccups is singultus, which comes from a Latin word that means “to catch one’s breath while crying.” The Guinness world record for hiccuping is held at 68 years of hiccuping by Charles Osborn. Caused by attempting to weigh a hog before slaughtering it.


]]> 2018-12-14 20:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bontiau1_1/cbvmgsu5upg8/wish/314812687 When should you worry about hiccups? bontiau1_1 https://padlet.com/bontiau1_1/cbvmgsu5upg8/wish/314813890 Make an appointment to see your doctor if your hiccups last more than 48 hours or if they are so severe that they cause problems with eating, sleeping or breathing.

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