ITS A DIAPHRAGM SPASM!

      * HCUP HCUP HCUP HCUP HCUP* Ahh! What's happening to *HCUP* me?! I will *HCUP* look this up. 
       
     SUCCESS! I have found the answer to my illness! I'M HAVING DIAPHRAGM  SPASMS! Otherwise know as hiccups. The diaphragm is the sheet of muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen.We randomly make the hiccup sound when air is stopped by our vocal cords. 

        So, what causes hiccups? Here are some reasons:

Eating too quickley

Being excited or stressed out

Smoking

Drinking a hot drink,like coffee, and then a cold drink, like water.

      *HCUP* Thankfully, hiccups only last a couple of minutes and- wait there's something called... persistent hiccups. That's if they last MORE THAN 48 HOURS! I can't imagine having hiccups for that long! But don't worry. Those type of hiccups only occur if you have and illness like anesthesia.  

        Did I scare you? Getting scared to take away hiccups is just a myth. However, there are other ways to get rid of hiccups too:

• Drinking cold water quickly
• Holding your breath for 10 seconds
• Eating a teaspoon of sugar like this guy

     Here are some fun facts about hiccups: The longest case of hiccups was 6 decades. Hiccup originated from the word hiccough meaning respiratory spasm. Another definition would be sobbing while breathing. 

Everyone gets hiccups! Even Arthur! :)

    Here are some links:

Hiccups quiz!

FUN FACTS!

some more info

Well, I guess my blog is over. WAIT UNTIL MY FATHER HEARS ABOUT THIS!