Hiccups are a very distracting thing and an embarrassing thing, especially in some public places, not only does it look unsightly, but every few seconds they hiccup how they can’t stop, but also make themselves very annoyed, so how exactly are hiccups caused? A cause of hiccups Hiccups are actually a protective reaction of your body. Between our thoracic and abdominal cavities, there is a thick muscle membrane like a hat, called the diaphragm, which separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities. Like other organs in the body, the diaphragm has a nerve distribution and blood supply. Whenever your diaphragm is stimulated for any reason, the nerves transmit the stimulus to the brain, which then sends out instructions to cause paroxysmal and spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm, resulting in hiccups. If you eat a little bit more or swallow a lot of air when you talk during meals, this will stimulate your diaphragm and you will not be able to stop hiccuping for a while. Such hiccups are not considered a disease, so there is no need to go to the doctor, you can take care of them yourself. How to stop hiccups So is it hard to stop hiccups? Of course not. Here are a few tips to make sure you can stop those nasty hiccups in no time. 1. Take a deep breath and then hold it You must lift your chest, take a deep breath with all your might, and then hold it, never exhale. Don’t exhale until you feel you can’t hold it any longer. If you feel that holding your breath is too uncomfortable, try drinking a large mouthful of warm water in your mouth and then slowly swallowing it in seven bites. You must pay attention to the fact that you can’t stop the hiccups if you swallow the water too fast. You must count slowly and swallow the water one bite at a time, and the hiccups will stop when the water is finished. 3. Sneezing A few sneezes can also stop the hiccups. Believe it or not, you’ll know once you try. So how can you sneeze whenever you want? Simple, you can get some toilet paper or cotton, twist it into small strips and stick it in your nose and pound it a few times, you will sneeze several times and when you are done sneezing the hiccups will stop. 4.Exhale into a plastic bag Modern medical research suggests that hiccups are caused by too little carbon dioxide in the body, so you can also stop them by increasing the concentration of carbon dioxide in your body. You can find a plastic bag that doesn’t leak and hold it tightly over your mouth and nose, then breathe in and out a few times and you won’t get hiccups after a while. 5.Drink vinegar or eat hawthorn If you have vinegar or hawthorn around, you can also drink a few sips of vinegar or eat a few hawthorn slices, and the hiccups will be stopped quickly. 6. Chew ginger If you have ginger around, you can also hold a few slices of ginger in your mouth or make a cup of ginger water to drink, which will also quickly stop your hiccups. 7. Squeeze your middle finger. Hold the middle finger of your other hand with one hand and squeeze it as hard as you can, squeezing the middle finger of either hand. You can also find a clean spoon, stick it in your mouth, and press your tongue firmly against it. As long as you have mastered the above, you can basically stop the usual hiccups. Of course, you will also have hiccups when you have gastric dilatation, stomach pain, gallstones, liver disease, appendicitis, and so on, but this time you will usually have pain at the same time, so you should go to the hospital at this time. Of course, if you repeatedly have hiccups and can’t stop them, especially in the elderly, they can sometimes be a precursor to a stroke, which is accompanied by vomiting, unsteady walking, unclear speech, etc. In addition to hiccups, it is best to go to the hospital to see a doctor, as there may be a certain cause.