Why Hiccups..?
Hiccups will be caused by two nerves, Phrenic nerve (a nerve in the diaphragm) and the vagus is the tenth cranial nerve, which is also known as pneumogastric nerve. when there is no obstruction of the airways tract, as these nerves are stimulated, and they take response to spinal cord. Eventually the spinal message to the brain through the chest cavity (thoracic cavity) and neck.
Irritation of any of these nerves can cause the diaphragm ( a thick sheet like structure present underneath the lungs which used to cause vaccum in the lungs at the time of respiration ) to undergo involuntary contraction and it causes the pulling of air into the lungs. The pulling causes the throat muscles to show some reflex.so,the trachea is closed with a sound “ HIC “. Since it is a disturbance in the respiratory tract, it can be cured by few simple techniques:
1) Drinking water stops hiccups, this is due to the location of the digestive tract just adjacent in the airways. If we take a little water into the digestive tract before it reaches the stomach into the esophagus it shows some rhythmic contractions called PERISTALTIC CHANGES .. Because of these movements can be adjacently positioned windpipe (trachea) gets moved so that it can open and hiccups are controlled.
2) Sometimes our elders suggest us to stop breathing for few seconds .. during the time the respiratory tract may have adjusted themselves so we can get rid of hiccups.
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