Home Remedies for Hiccups
June 19, 2008 · Filed Under Home Remedies · Comment
Hiccups are little more than a reflex, like the way your knee jerks when a doctor taps it with a hammer. They result when the vagus nerve or one of its branches, which runs from the brain to the abdomen, is irritated. And the vagus lets you know by tweaking the phrenic nerve, which leads to the diaphragm, the muscle below the lungs that helps you breathe. The diaphragm then spasms, causing the “hic” sound true to the condition’s name. Read more
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