Why do we hiccup? - John Cameron

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  • @Chinatsu_Kano
    @Chinatsu_Kano 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6962

    Hiccups over 68 years? Must be a nightmare

    • @paidninja1413
      @paidninja1413 4 ปีที่แล้ว +977

      50 hiccups a minute for 4 weeks is no heaven either.

    • @Face01
      @Face01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

      Great way to lose weight though.

    • @RastafaMan
      @RastafaMan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Probably got used to it

    • @sophiestyles8368
      @sophiestyles8368 4 ปีที่แล้ว +355

      I’ve had them for 60 seconds and I’m already annoyed

    • @poopfart7096
      @poopfart7096 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      I would kil myself

  • @JJ-fq5rl
    @JJ-fq5rl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3839

    When I was younger I used to think getting hiccups was my own heart giving me cpr 😂😂

    • @ringgame
      @ringgame 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Strong Wolves perhaps

    • @unknownguye2602
      @unknownguye2602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      When i was a kid i tought hiccups was my heart freaking out 😂

    • @jes4997
      @jes4997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Me too! but more I thought is my heart is stopping bit by bit andby drinking water stops

    • @omkargaykar1378
      @omkargaykar1378 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      You were smart as a kid then because I didn't know what CPR until I was 12

    • @RandomCatOnYoutubee
      @RandomCatOnYoutubee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha😂

  • @Vvikky
    @Vvikky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1505

    Ok but why can’t I have those “cute” and quiet hiccups? When I hiccup, I sound like a dying frog

    • @leedaeyeong9273
      @leedaeyeong9273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      same with mee

    • @ewutermohlen
      @ewutermohlen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Sound like a Badass hiccup

    • @valkk110
      @valkk110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      sameeeeeeeee

    • @neeschalnepal9475
      @neeschalnepal9475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Your statement made me laugh which diverted my brain to relieve from hiccup... So Thanx

    • @goldn909
      @goldn909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂😂

  • @davidpo5517
    @davidpo5517 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3689

    So basically this was an almost five minute hypothesis ending in a "we don't really know."

    • @DaMilkManMan
      @DaMilkManMan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Yeah XD

    • @bigstunna2049
      @bigstunna2049 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      yup

    • @goodvibrato
      @goodvibrato 8 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Ever watch Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman? Same thing, except they last an hour lol.

    • @anonymous2012s
      @anonymous2012s 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      David Po at least you know that is unknown

    • @8015908
      @8015908 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      A year late, but sometimes the best answer is a question.

  • @SkySpiral7_Lets_play
    @SkySpiral7_Lets_play 2 ปีที่แล้ว +473

    This always works for me: take a deep breath and hold it a couple seconds then exhale very slowly. The idea is to stop the diaphragm then force it to move slowly rather than spasm. If you can do this without a hiccup it's unlikely they'll start up again. If you hiccup during this (which is very rare for me) then try again but with slower breathing in and out.

    • @repro7780
      @repro7780 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This works for me too, as does gulping water fast with some air, then burping. Both work, usually.

    • @stormy7318
      @stormy7318 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yes! Someone at work recently taught me that trick, SkySpiral7. Take a deep breath and hold it, releasing the air slowly in small amounts at a time to regain control of the diaphragm. She (my co worker) learned this trick while taking singing lessons. It works every time for me.

    • @vintagejock3951
      @vintagejock3951 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Learned this trick by myself when i was a kid and it worked. Still doing it to this day.

    • @matejzajac8775
      @matejzajac8775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Lol thanks, it did work haha I had hiccup for the forth frickin time in two days... At least I know how to stop it😂.

    • @tinicoleofficial
      @tinicoleofficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you for this!!!

  • @DominicBlair
    @DominicBlair 4 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    You never stop hiccuping, it’s just the pauses between that change

  • @Dayz3O6
    @Dayz3O6 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3682

    My hiccup can train a dragon.

  • @cooldude56g
    @cooldude56g 8 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    50 hiccups per minute?! Jesus christ, that would be a living hell.
    My diaphragm is on fire if I have hiccups for more than a couple of hours. Can't imagine what Jennifer Mee did during those four weeks. I doubt she'd even be able to speak in that time frame.

    • @durdleduc8520
      @durdleduc8520 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Ikr,
      He- Hic My na- HIC is JIC HIC HIC

    • @sara-mm9pb
      @sara-mm9pb 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      That must have been awful actually😬😬. After a few minutes of hiccups I already get sick of it.

    • @stephanietahn9066
      @stephanietahn9066 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jennifer Mee stops hiccuping whenever she talks. Now that's really suspicious. xD

    • @patidi
      @patidi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hiccup Girl Jennifer Mee found guilty of first degree murder... thats what happens. lol

    • @WhoCaresAlisha
      @WhoCaresAlisha 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      One time that happened to me when my mom was grilling outside. I have chronic hiccups and it felt like I was suffocating for maybe 20 minutes. It burned like hell and I could barely get a sentence out.

  • @terrythao7186
    @terrythao7186 3 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    Sometimes when I'm bored, I usually write down questions for myself so I can look it up on the internet later. I am so glad I asked myself why we, humans, hiccup. What a interesting video I just watch and not to mention some history about the hiccup.

    • @1888joel
      @1888joel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Gracias por compartirnos esta rutina tuya.
      Comenzaré a escribir mis dudas yo también.

    • @ladno1342
      @ladno1342 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That is a cool idea to write down questions when you are bored, actually. I think I will sometimes think of random questions when I am bored from now and on. Thanks, I guess. It is a nice way to learn new things

    • @lancegross9137
      @lancegross9137 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      same

    • @winzyl9546
      @winzyl9546 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why not use your phone so you can look it up as soon as possible

    • @sheesheney
      @sheesheney 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@winzyl9546 I sometimes don't feel like looking up the questions that pops into my head all the time that's why I just type them on my phone. I'll look them up later when I feel like it

  • @TheCocozzz69
    @TheCocozzz69 7 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    Hey there!
    I'm an osteopath, and I learned in class that hiccup was a physiological reflex for the diaphragm muscle to re-balance itself.
    Indeed when the hiccup occurs, the diaphragm contracts, or in other words, it goes down.
    When your stomach is full, it pushes the diaphragm upward, stretching the left part of it, so the hiccup appears.
    Same when you get a strong emotion, you often gasp, or sob (if crying), which induce an unbalanced diaphragm. This explains the hiccup afterwards as well.
    This is why breathing exercises, or stop breathing for few cycles are methods to stop the hiccup:
    you try to "reboot" the diaphragm reflex circuit.
    I hope it helps :)
    Cheers!

    • @thebirdee55
      @thebirdee55 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what I always heard. That it was the diaphragm spasming and resetting it stops the hiccups. It works for me.

    • @alexxw1697
      @alexxw1697 ปีที่แล้ว

      cool biology physics

    • @luizalouyoga
      @luizalouyoga ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly. I don’t know why the diaphragm is not even mentioned in the video 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @WeAreTheInsurgents
    @WeAreTheInsurgents 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1591

    ffs that jumpscare almost gave me a heart attack

  • @Symball
    @Symball 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Dude the way he said 'suddenly frightened' at 4:19 scared me and that ghost came out of no where like what the heck

    • @Gilly_NillyGaming
      @Gilly_NillyGaming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The hic was scarier like the echo and the sudden change 1:31

    • @avakozak
      @avakozak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Well maybe they did that on purpose because most the people watching this have hicups right now so then putting something scary in the video with help us make our hiccups go away XD

    • @Gilly_NillyGaming
      @Gilly_NillyGaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@avakozak B U T in a dark perspective it was said in the video that hiccups are linked with intense emotions so it would make u watch longer so u can find a way to stop or reduce your more intense hiccups

    • @aaravsharma4562
      @aaravsharma4562 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It wasn't that scarry... 😂😂😂

  • @DaniG._.German
    @DaniG._.German 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2179

    How did a hog fall on him?

    • @Quantum_Nebula
      @Quantum_Nebula 8 ปีที่แล้ว +303

      They were getting to "know" each other... And the pig wanted to take the next step in their relationship...😒 There, childhood lost.

    • @elohimaka
      @elohimaka 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      lol Everyone

    • @leolldankology
      @leolldankology 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      +Quantum Nebula (Animations) show us on this hog where he touched you.

    • @Quantum_Nebula
      @Quantum_Nebula 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +leo ll Emotionally he touched me, Why? Where were you thinking he touched me? 🤔

    • @leolldankology
      @leolldankology 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Quantum Nebula your lost childhood. 🤔

  • @joshuabrown3525
    @joshuabrown3525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    When I was in 6th grade, one of my fellow classmates had hiccups, and the teacher noticed it. She put a paper towel on top of a bottle of water, and told her to drink it. It worked, but I never understood how. To this day, if I have hiccups, I still use this method, and crazy as it sounds, it works every time.

    • @baoxin7894
      @baoxin7894 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      If you don't have a paper towel on hand, there's no need to use one. Just drink water slowly, but make sure to swallow more than 10 mouthfuls. My mom said hiccups are caused by not drinking enough water, so you need to drink more water to solve it. If 10 mouthfuls don't stop it, then try drinking 20. Btw, this method works every time.

    • @sobiainam-sx5rq
      @sobiainam-sx5rq หลายเดือนก่อน

      my aunt did show me crazy hack one day i got hiccips and she start asking about a random stuff which even wasnt relevent to me so i start thinking, diverting my attention to another subject and crazily my hiccups stopped idk is it because of not focusing on my hiccup or something else but i still use this hack.

  • @spudw2k
    @spudw2k 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    When I was 12 or 13 years old, I developed / learned the ability to stop my hiccups.
    I heard that pinching your earlobe stops hiccups. It seemed to work for me, but I found that eventually when I would get the hiccups and consciously think to pinch my earlobe my hiccups would subside without having to pinch.
    Ever since, when I get the hiccups, as soon as I recognize I am hiccuping, they go away. I never experience more than 3 or 4. I learned to stop my hiccups with my mind.

    • @CreeperG3
      @CreeperG3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh thats actually amazing bro nice acheivement

    • @stumbleguys-li9wi
      @stumbleguys-li9wi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I learned stopping them when I was 8

    • @muji_kngr
      @muji_kngr 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can you make a tutorial regarding that?

  • @alisafeerhyder1994
    @alisafeerhyder1994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +365

    I thought my crush thought of me that's why I got hiccups
    Damn I was being happy for no reason

  • @prahladdwivedi3995
    @prahladdwivedi3995 6 ปีที่แล้ว +612

    In India people say when someone is thinking of you somewhere you start getting hickups.

    • @BogusBozo
      @BogusBozo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Isn't that a myth?

    • @prahladdwivedi3995
      @prahladdwivedi3995 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Bogus Bozo yes ,no doubt

    • @raed_ab
      @raed_ab 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      And in Japan you sneeze

    • @evanpole5481
      @evanpole5481 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ye sneeze in ireland

    • @carleighrice8891
      @carleighrice8891 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      hickeys? HAHA

  • @nazou5770
    @nazou5770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    I learn more things with Ted Ed in a day than I do in school in a year. THANK YOU FOR EDUCATING ME FOR FREE

  • @lastshadow2542
    @lastshadow2542 8 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    2:30 Me trying to get out of bed 😂

  • @itsjusttnohatesyou
    @itsjusttnohatesyou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    How would someone live with having hiccups for 60+ years?!?

    • @justaguywhocomments4795
      @justaguywhocomments4795 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hiccups would feel like breathing for them

    • @pinkperfumefairy9205
      @pinkperfumefairy9205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's not bad it actually feels good some times but not always

    • @aur9035
      @aur9035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Some people wont mind it. It's normal life for them, because theyre used to it

  • @KurisChan
    @KurisChan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +480

    The drinking of copious amounts of water actually works for me almost everytime

    • @Musashi-33mwm
      @Musashi-33mwm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same

    • @helenavilla8867
      @helenavilla8867 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Same, but when water doesn't work, i inhale and exhale very deeply and it also works

    • @rencygomes6742
      @rencygomes6742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I thought that was a excuse from my mom to make me drink water

    • @user-zl1fx3lw9c
      @user-zl1fx3lw9c 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      For me it only works if I drink water from the far end of the glass \(._.)/

    • @pyrofestimo
      @pyrofestimo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just close your eyes, prevent any body movements, breathe very slowly and it will go away. That's how it works for me at least.

  • @PrankSiblings
    @PrankSiblings 7 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    4:20 ok that actually scared me and i was watching this with hiccups

    • @ringgame
      @ringgame 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Prank Siblings yes it scared you, but did it cure you?

    • @pizzafeline4062
      @pizzafeline4062 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      420 LOL!!!

    • @kizaharianto
      @kizaharianto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      saw this comment, now i still have hiccups...

    • @Bostonrain420
      @Bostonrain420 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Saw the 420 in the comment.

    • @artemis3632
      @artemis3632 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      BUT THIS CURED ME OMG

  • @Trstnfr
    @Trstnfr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    It's currently 2 AM. Was just planning on watching a calm, educational TH-cam video. Which is exactly why THAT JUMPSCARE WAS NOT OK!

    • @simorrahseow
      @simorrahseow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thanks for preparing me. :)

    • @gxck0645
      @gxck0645 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That’s to loose your hiccup btw.

    • @huongle-bi5vp
      @huongle-bi5vp 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tristan_Afro what does ‘JUMPSCARE’ mean?

    • @noemichavez8618
      @noemichavez8618 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tristan_Afro 😂😂😂me rn almost asleep then 😵

    • @emmahart8980
      @emmahart8980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same............ I was prepared for it but I didn't know when it was so I was still sort of shocked lol

  • @ZOCCOK
    @ZOCCOK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    In India, A hiccup is said to be a sign of someone remembering you.

    • @cv462-l4x
      @cv462-l4x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      In Russia too

    • @dratinibrah
      @dratinibrah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      well they better stop remembering me lmao

    • @shimpiyaa
      @shimpiyaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or stealing something

    • @A.R.V_02
      @A.R.V_02 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Isn't sneeze a sign of someone remembering you?

    • @red_dulge
      @red_dulge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@A.R.V_02 That's probably exclusive in your culture's beliefs.

  • @PromiseSoul648
    @PromiseSoul648 8 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    The main point of the video is exactly at 4:19
    :)

  • @godofwar0678
    @godofwar0678 8 ปีที่แล้ว +703

    that's me at 2:29 when I have to workout

    • @autumndunn345
      @autumndunn345 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      godofwar0678 I love this comment 😂 because it's so true

    • @braindead_boi
      @braindead_boi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah me two.
      Except just make it so he constantly falls back into the water and it becomes me.

    • @user-ew2fh5qp1s
      @user-ew2fh5qp1s 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂

    • @bananamilk6734
      @bananamilk6734 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lolllll

    • @romella_karmey
      @romella_karmey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol that's me everytime I have to wake up at 2am and have to go to work until 4pm 🙄 mondays to fridays. Ugh

  • @fr0z3n33
    @fr0z3n33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Who searched this because they have hiccups rn?

  • @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735
    @jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 5 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    So how do I cure my hiccups?
    *TED ED SCARES ME*
    OH YES MY HICCUPS ARE GONE

    • @gualtier7824
      @gualtier7824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thats what happened to me if you want to get rid of hiccups just watch a horror movie

    • @gameserenaisbetter6073
      @gameserenaisbetter6073 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gualtier7824 lmao 😂😂😂😂

    • @biscuitsandbricks3666
      @biscuitsandbricks3666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@gualtier7824 No just watch someone with your crush.

    • @gualtier7824
      @gualtier7824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@biscuitsandbricks3666 I have, im glad I just didn't have hiccups

    • @barirasayed8660
      @barirasayed8660 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It just happened with me 😂

  • @SadyhVonSchattig
    @SadyhVonSchattig 8 ปีที่แล้ว +346

    For me it's hilarious when they say "bless you"
    Oh yeah bless me because of an arbitrary spasm of my diaphragm.

    • @asdfgh123456978
      @asdfgh123456978 8 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      I thought it's only when you sneeze

    • @SadyhVonSchattig
      @SadyhVonSchattig 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      asdfgh123456978 well that's where sneezes come from

    • @BizyGi
      @BizyGi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It seems so pointless. Why do other people have to go out of there way to say a phrase because somebody else had a bodily reaction? What purpose does it serve? Why do we all feel horrible if we don't do it?
      It's completely useless.

    • @SadyhVonSchattig
      @SadyhVonSchattig 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ***** exactly how about bless me when i break a leg or i get sick from hunger :)))

    • @caleb8653
      @caleb8653 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I heard that people say bless you because your heart stops for a second when you sneeze

  • @ghostboi1738
    @ghostboi1738 4 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    Life just wants me to die. I always hiccup when I eat

    • @Horseloveraisyah
      @Horseloveraisyah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Meee tooooo

    • @800nard7
      @800nard7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Facts. That’s the reason i came to this video😂

    • @russ8676
      @russ8676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Eat slowly

    • @amreannaj.
      @amreannaj. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That happens to me when I feel the hiccups going to come out I hurry up and drink something and they are gone so fast but I drink slowly tho

    • @nauman.ashraf.
      @nauman.ashraf. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is the food you eat spicy?

  • @dorismo9815
    @dorismo9815 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I can barely deal with a day of hiccup, could not IMAGINE going through with it for 68 years.

  • @deepsaha6676
    @deepsaha6676 5 ปีที่แล้ว +489

    Mitochondria is the powerhouse of cell.

    • @ashishvishwakarma5366
      @ashishvishwakarma5366 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Are you serious

    • @nishthasharma4073
      @nishthasharma4073 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      oh my god so sorry we didnot know

    • @isratkhan7318
      @isratkhan7318 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Mitochondria is the site for aerobic respiration.

    • @cameronm2877
      @cameronm2877 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Deep Saha I love you

    • @polhietland6940
      @polhietland6940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Didn’t they find out something else is the powerhouse of the cell?

  • @Linznicole6
    @Linznicole6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I get hiccups very often, I’d say around 1-20 times a week, averaging around 11 times a week. Only one thing has worked for me EVERY SINGLE TIME. I take a deep breath, hold it, then I try to breathe in and out, without actually breathing in or out any air, which tightens all muscles around the lungs. I just do this until I feel my hiccups are gone. If you were watching me do this it would look as if I were taking fast deep breaths, but if you could hear me, you could tell I was not actually breathing. This was hard to explain so I hopefully its understandable enough to potentially help someone. ✌🏽💜🙂🕉

  • @scorpionz44
    @scorpionz44 7 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    heres what works for me:
    breathe thru ur nose, and hold it, while holding it, swollow ur saliva 3 times, then breathe out thru the mouth.
    its not 100% but works for me 50% of the time actually,

    • @chengfries6585
      @chengfries6585 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Daniel Chachanashvili Woah it works! Thank you!

    • @psychophredist8900
      @psychophredist8900 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Woah it worked!

    • @Mxniac28
      @Mxniac28 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My dude thank you

    • @gerardolopez3838
      @gerardolopez3838 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Worked for me as well

    • @violinperson1835
      @violinperson1835 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this works 100% of the time i promise... you have to get on a bed and lean of the side, upside down (top of head pointing down but dont fall off) then hold your breath for however long you can... and that ALWAYS WORKS

  • @vis9487
    @vis9487 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    0:28 Opens her eyes for a split second, frightened me quite a lot

  • @muutamuuta5217
    @muutamuuta5217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    anyone watching this during a hiccup?

    • @Abduz1e
      @Abduz1e 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yes

  • @catherinebirch2399
    @catherinebirch2399 8 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Anyone who comes up with a guaranteed cure for hiccups deserves to be hailed as a saint!

    • @josepha21_
      @josepha21_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Drinking water

    • @noobythings
      @noobythings 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Getting scared

    • @nunocardoso6999
      @nunocardoso6999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hold your breath as long as you can, usually more than 45 seconds should do it.

    • @haphephobia
      @haphephobia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Swallow orange juice a few times, works for me every time

    • @ohdontchaknow
      @ohdontchaknow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hold your breath til nearly the point of passing out.. works every time for me, plus a good lung exercise 🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅

  • @practicalpen1990
    @practicalpen1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Some 20 years ago I read in a children's anatomy book that hiccups occurr when your diaphragm gets twisted, and that hiccups are your body's attempt to straighten it; also, that the remedy is for someone to pat you on the back with their fist, medium strength, right along where the diaphragm is, for hiccups to stop. It's always worked for my family and me. Odd that TED-ED didn't mention any of this.

  • @akashgv4648
    @akashgv4648 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I just got hiccups, so I'm watching this video. After watching it, I learned that hiccups don't have a specific treatment. However, I have some ideas to stop hiccups. To stop hiccups, you need to sip water 7 to 10 times in small quantities. This helps to stop the hiccups. Whenever I get hiccups, I do this, and it works amazingly well.

    • @troys7954
      @troys7954 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Damn, your method worked. Maybe it’s because you give your body less time to hiccup, since you’re swallowing constantly

  • @Ya-zm1mr
    @Ya-zm1mr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    0:22 so entertaining, I’m watching it over and over again.

  • @mommadubba7553
    @mommadubba7553 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    That jump scare scared the shit outta me 😂😂

    • @salmonellapoisoning3882
      @salmonellapoisoning3882 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Momma Dubba OMFG SAME BRO

    • @realennar
      @realennar 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Saaaame. It's the first time I've been scared by a ted ed

    • @joymagno2983
      @joymagno2983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he set that up for people that has hiccups and watched this part

  • @hedjaralinguro2417
    @hedjaralinguro2417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Here in Philippines, my grandma told me that when you hiccup, that's when you grow taller 😂

    • @kofiksar8046
      @kofiksar8046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Funny cause here in Ghana too they used to tell us getting hiccups meant you were growing taller.

    • @aditisk99
      @aditisk99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow Charles must have reached sky they 😁

    • @justiceforasifa9730
      @justiceforasifa9730 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same assumption here in Kashmir

  • @scene6289
    @scene6289 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I belive that holding one's breath until it almost kinda hurts always works for me

    • @jamesrodriguez3897
      @jamesrodriguez3897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! This is my method. I’m 2 years late to this video. But if you have hiccups you can try my method. It works for me but not for everyone. Take a deep breath, swallow it as if you are ingesting air bubbles. And then burp it out. You might have to do it a couple time but all in all it works for me 9/10 times.

  • @ManXFreaky
    @ManXFreaky 8 ปีที่แล้ว +702

    2:28 ahhahaha im dying :D

  • @JohnTaffy
    @JohnTaffy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You imagine getting scared with hiccups and going "AHHHH-*hic*-ahhh...." tryna finish the scream

  • @flowerflojo5
    @flowerflojo5 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    My grandma used to tell me that when you hiccup it means you are lying or being suspicious or something 😭

  • @MrMoodyKSA
    @MrMoodyKSA 8 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    im so high and that jump scare made me shit brik

  • @tacoplustaco
    @tacoplustaco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Long story short: "We have no idea"

  • @shanegriggs2810
    @shanegriggs2810 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Watching this while having the hiccups.

  • @EpicLudius
    @EpicLudius 8 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    Press 9 on your keyboard while you are watching the video if you want to lose a hiccup.

  • @IAmJustGarbage
    @IAmJustGarbage ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had hiccups when I started watching, learning that it was the diaphram spasming made me flex, lean forward, and put hard massaging pressure on it. No more hiccups...you just need your brain to know which muscle exactly to work I suppose.

  • @-KingRat
    @-KingRat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Holding my breath as fast and hard as I can, for as long as I can, always works for me.

  • @jeffreyzain
    @jeffreyzain 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    ■WANTED to find out why I have hiccups.
    ■DISCOVERED my great great great grandparents were fish.
    Drop me a HI / HELLO below if your ancestors were fish too.

  • @raunaklanjewar677
    @raunaklanjewar677 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The video packs so much! Doesn't feel like a 5 min video.

  • @smokebecomesaflameflamebec1179
    @smokebecomesaflameflamebec1179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:49
    The pineal gland is super important.It regulates our sleep/waking cycle and balances our dmt level.
    In eastern religions they even call it the third eye or sear of the soul.In India people even paint a red dot on their forhead to "enhance" it.

  • @vedderawibisana1498
    @vedderawibisana1498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My long 8 hours of hiccups just suddenly stop when I'm finish watching this video.
    Thanks :)

  • @devanshigala
    @devanshigala 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing videography and creativity

  • @beez6039
    @beez6039 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I started hiccuping when the video started lol

  • @GTXDash
    @GTXDash 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Remedy for hiccups that never failed for me, my friends and family: Get a glass of water, hold your breath for about 20-30 seconds, then drink the whole glass of water. Don't take a breath at any point until the glass is empty.

    • @starlett08
      @starlett08 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is my go to remedy and has worked for me for years! 👍

    • @ViaticalTree
      @ViaticalTree 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine is similar. Hold my breath filling my lungs with air, then immediately take several big gulps of water, then continue holding my breath for as long as I can. Works 100% of the time for me.

    • @djr5995
      @djr5995 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine is similar too: Get a glass of water, breathe out all of the air in your lungs so that they are empty, then drink the glass of water and don't breathe until you have finished at least most of the water. I have never seen it fail when executed properly.
      Your remedy sounds much easier to perform though, while with mine it's a little challenging and it's crucial to resist the temptation to breathe in because you might breathe the water in, so it shouldn't be attempted by young children or people who aren't confident in doing it.

    • @djr5995
      @djr5995 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      The above is my fail-safe remedy at any rate. I haven't had to use it for many years because I can stop hiccuping by holding my breath. The trick with holding your breath only is to: hold it, then breathe out, then hold it again. As long as you are quick and time it so you don't hiccup in between each hold then it works well and is easy

    • @busterthe2
      @busterthe2 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I said same thing but you have to take a deep breath and hold it in.

  • @azylcailee6170
    @azylcailee6170 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not me having hiccups and searching "why do we hiccup"

  • @eisenfaust2888
    @eisenfaust2888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    0:22 omg look at her left hand

  • @kristalperez5741
    @kristalperez5741 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    When I eat too fast and my first drink of soda always gives me hiccups

    • @karenalejandra3580
      @karenalejandra3580 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah right? Maybe because the air bubbles came into our stomach as it was spanding and the glottis was like nOpe and destruction began

  • @SwasthyaNeer
    @SwasthyaNeer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are truly a blessing to my day when you upload 🥰

  • @waelsuhail1919
    @waelsuhail1919 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you so much .. I truly appreciate all the efforts made by this channel .. Keep going :)

  • @amolshrestha2402
    @amolshrestha2402 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hey John, I have a theory on hiccups. Some may be caused by foam build up. When we eat there is a chance that the food could get stuck between the stomach and lungs and that we may have a difficult time telling the difference. Foam is possible by drinking soda to gases that our bodies create. It can travel through without us actually choking and that the body is in an alarmed mode to prevent that possibility.

  • @0901강민재
    @0901강민재 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    딸국질이 왜 나는가와 같이 기초적인 질문도 어려운 질문이 될 수도 있다는 것을 배웠습니다. 나도 자주 질문하고 과학적인 해답을 찯아 보는 버릇을 들여야할 것 같습니다. 유익한 영상 감사합니다.

  • @opossumontheinternet9864
    @opossumontheinternet9864 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "We do know one thing that definitely doesn't work."
    And that thing is called being suddenly frightened.

  • @pordondeandatomi
    @pordondeandatomi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm 28 and I can't recall the last time I've had the hiccups: it must've been when I was a child

  • @slametdinatadinata645
    @slametdinatadinata645 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We have a local extension of the holding bearth thing, by raising our arms up while holding breath

  • @anastasialyons8708
    @anastasialyons8708 8 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    I hiccup every time I laugh to much😂

    • @Sonyag1
      @Sonyag1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      eating hot peppers make me hiccup...

    • @twiceislove2897
      @twiceislove2897 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Omg sameee... I thought i was the only one😊😊😊

    • @yourlieinnovember9092
      @yourlieinnovember9092 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Ania Lina everyone gets that u know ?

    • @queencleopatra5679
      @queencleopatra5679 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      tru ahaha

    • @vlodex6463
      @vlodex6463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hiccup when I fake or force a cough

  • @meghanmulkey2002
    @meghanmulkey2002 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    1:42 as stated before this part, hiccups happen by swallowing air. maybe hiccups do have a function. they stop air going into your lungs, furthermore, stopping you from hyperventilating from breathing too MUCH air.

  • @paigewilkinson5445
    @paigewilkinson5445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have the loudest hiccups right now, and everyone is sleeping...

  • @peerally2986
    @peerally2986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Who just searched this when having hiccups? 🙋‍♂️

  • @Amarianee
    @Amarianee 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The Pineal Gland is not vestigial, there's just no consensus on HOW it works, but it regulates our natural circadian rhythm.

    • @shaykay1079
      @shaykay1079 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I just posted about how neither is the thymus! So I was confused by that part of the video..

  • @haveafuninlife
    @haveafuninlife 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video helped even before it could end. I just had hurried dinner and gulped lots of water. This caused frequent hiccups. The moment I got to know, it's cause of rapid eating and drinking together, I just voluntary Vomit.
    Feeling good and relaxed. Instantly hiccups stopped after vomit. Thanks.

  • @MattsMotorz
    @MattsMotorz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    A spoonful of sugar works 100% of the time. I have never ever seen it fail.

    • @zarinaa1135
      @zarinaa1135 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      It also helps the medicine go down. 😉

    • @girlactic1743
      @girlactic1743 7 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Is that your excuse to eat lots of sugar lol

    • @ChapCanai
      @ChapCanai 7 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Thanks i now have diabetes

    • @androidtricks8704
      @androidtricks8704 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      cyanide works even better

    • @nekeishayoung6701
      @nekeishayoung6701 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MattsMotorz
      Really🤔🤔

  • @UndeadKIRA
    @UndeadKIRA 8 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    what works for me is to prepare and expect the next hic, and it never comes

    • @ViaticalTree
      @ViaticalTree 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is actually how I deal with my restless leg syndrome. It doesn't work every time, but a lot of the time.

    • @busterthe2
      @busterthe2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hold your breath after a deep breath. Then chug some water while still holding your breath. Sometimes takes a few tries but always works for me.

    • @anthony639
      @anthony639 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      valium completely stops my RLS and with 0 bad side effects and you dont have to take it everyday! just when you need it, ask your doctor about it

    • @joe-xg7hg
      @joe-xg7hg 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I drink water while plugging my ears with my fingers. Works every time, for me at least.

    • @cheat200
      @cheat200 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I use the hiccup to burp (not just burp randomly, the hiccup must provide the air) and it goes away in 1 or 2 tries every time.

  • @JoeBuk724
    @JoeBuk724 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've used a method for years now that always works. I actually got it from another video here.
    Get a glass of water.
    Sit down.
    Lean forward as far as you can.
    Drink from the glass, BUT FROM THE OTHER SIDE! (so that your chin is basically inside the glass)
    Something about drinking from the far side of the glass while leaning forward fixes it. Don't worry about drinking a lot of water, just take a couple drinks.
    Hope that helps!

  • @darrenanimatic9675
    @darrenanimatic9675 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    summary:
    Hiccups are caused by our Diaphragm having a epileptic seizure.

  • @valsmith7993
    @valsmith7993 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    my brother just tells his hiccups to go away.

  •  8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I can get the worst case of hiccups. What I found that works for me is I place the back side of the upper half of my body over the ledge of my bedroom mattress and hold my breath for twenty to thirty seconds. That always works for me.

  • @phantomwolfgames5813
    @phantomwolfgames5813 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    i lost my hiccups by 4:21 im sleep

  • @anniehyams4477
    @anniehyams4477 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for the very interesting beautiful video at Ted Ed 👍👍😀😀🌹🌹❤️❤️

  • @AA-on7vx
    @AA-on7vx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    da jumpscare tho

  • @nolanisote
    @nolanisote 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    one time I had the hiccups and my stomach decided to form a burp while I hiccuped 😂 I call them hurps. hiccup and burp 😂

  • @JoseGarcia-dw9tt
    @JoseGarcia-dw9tt 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting... ted is awesome, has anyone tried what the video missed? Whole description about avoiding something going in or out, drink constant water slowly; watch what happens? For as long as u can but slowly maintaining flow. :) you’re welcome.

  • @OskaIvanovichSmirnov
    @OskaIvanovichSmirnov 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One use of hiccup is for clearing chokes. Eating too dry foods and sometimes they get stuck in your throat. My body always starts hiccup at that time and it helps. To stop hiccup you just need to breath lightly for few minutes.

  • @user-id6wr1bu3i
    @user-id6wr1bu3i 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    They say If you hiccup it means your GROWING??

    • @whitneyo8252
      @whitneyo8252 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is what also my culture says

    • @j.r.5803
      @j.r.5803 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How if full grown adults have it aswell... Thats a weird one.

  • @BellasaysoAnimate893
    @BellasaysoAnimate893 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The man is got hiccups forever

  • @andrewleonardi3351
    @andrewleonardi3351 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    My great^10000 grandpa was a fish.

  • @MikoRaiton
    @MikoRaiton หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Who's watching this while having a hiccup 😅😅

  • @fookingavocadosfaithinthef3844
    @fookingavocadosfaithinthef3844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I hate hiccups. Once there was like something I was trying to say in class and I just started hiccuping. And sometimes holding ur breath doesn’t work

    • @cuscaX200
      @cuscaX200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      never works for me

  • @55oblivion55
    @55oblivion55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    FYI: Drinking loads of water helps, trust me. Holding back air or being scared doesn't do anything... every time I get hiccups (like right now) i just drink half a bottle of water and then its gone.

    • @jamesrodriguez3897
      @jamesrodriguez3897 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m 2 years late to this video. But if you have hiccups you can try my method. It works for me but not for everyone. Take a deep breath, swallow it as if you are ingesting air bubbles. And then burp it out. You might have to do it a couple time but all in all it works for me 9/10 times.

  • @Chronomatrix
    @Chronomatrix 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The ultimate technique against hiccup: hold your breath and cover your ears for 10s. 100% works.
    You're welcome.

    • @BrianMcInnis87
      @BrianMcInnis87 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tens of what?

    • @BrianMcInnis87
      @BrianMcInnis87 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Our welcome what?

    • @georgecataloni4720
      @georgecataloni4720 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just holding your breath for as long as you can works too. However, it's not 100%. No cure can be 100% because hiccups are a problem of the brain. If someone believes there is no cure, they won't be cured, because they will try to hiccup to test it, which will reignite the neural path. Heck, people can hiccup while holding their breath. Holding your breath is just an active thing to keep your mind off the hiccups.

    • @gapwim8482
      @gapwim8482 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +George Cataloni You're correct when you said that no cure is 100%. However, not believing a cure exists or not believing that one particular one doesn't work is almost never the case.
      Perhaps to a lesser degree (because sometimes it is possible to trigger a hiccup) but this also counts for hiccups.
      Or in other words: it is possible to cure someone's hiccup with th OP's suggestion even if that someone doesn't believe it will work AND tries to trigger it again afterwards.

    • @lizzieb1318
      @lizzieb1318 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I inhale through my mouth and hold for as long as I can, then exhale, and then inhale through my nose and hold, then exhale. Over the years that's the best technique I've found.

  • @TheZactm13
    @TheZactm13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    POV you’re watching this while having hiccups

  • @jessamaerodriguez1879
    @jessamaerodriguez1879 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When i was young and got hiccups my mom would always says you're growing 😅😅🤣

    • @j.r.5803
      @j.r.5803 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No sense saying if full grown up adults have it. But yeah seems a cultural thing in certain countries.

    • @35xliezzz2
      @35xliezzz2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      same

  • @mymyrrah
    @mymyrrah 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    0:55 when you find out that school is canceled for snow.

  • @SoirEkim
    @SoirEkim 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The method I use to get rid of my hiccups is to inhale air and force enough air under great pressure that it stretches the muscle in the diaphragm so that while being stretched it relaxes the spasming muscle. Works every time. Use the jaw to pump mouth fulls of air into the chest cavity after the chest is full by the usual means of inhaling.

  • @goldngamer1365
    @goldngamer1365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:54 is the baby a pufferfish eating a carrot?

  • @cinemaclips5169
    @cinemaclips5169 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    that Glottis looks familiar !!