Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Female drinking from a cold glass of water. (Getty Images) (Getty Images) Everyone gets the hiccups. The unmistakable, sudden ...

You know that moment when your diaphragm decides to throw a tantrum right in the middle of an important meeting, a romantic dinner, or literally any time you need to appear like a normal functioning ...

Gently pressing on your eyeballs can stop hiccups by stimulating your vagus nerve. You can also stimulate the vagus nerve and stop hiccups by pulling on your tongue, sucking on a lemon, and swallowing ...

No one is thrilled to get the hiccups - they're a nuisance and annoyingly disruptive. In some cases, though, hiccups can be wildly uncomfortable. So what's the deal? Why do your hiccups hurt sometimes ...