(855) 4-ESSAYS

Type a new keyword(s) and press Enter to search

Everything about Hiccups

            
             Hiccups are often a nuisance and are very stubborn about going away. A hiccup is nothing more than spastic reaction of muscles convulsing caused by your diaphragm producing a "hic" sound. They are 99% of the time completely unharmful but on occasion can be painful and even in several cases, deadly.
             The diaphragm retracts when you inhale to get air to the lungs and pushes up to expel CO2 from the lungs. On almost random occasion the diaphragm can become irritated by one of several things. One thing that can cause diaphragm irritation is either eating or drinking to fast or too much. Another of the events that causes this irritation is possibly being excited or nervous. On rare occasions skull fractures, epilepsy, and tuberculosis have been know to cause hiccups.
             After the diaphragm gets irritated it pushes down in a spastic motion. This abnormal intake of air enters the windpipe and 35 milliseconds after this happens the opening at the top of the windpipe (the glottis) seals itself. Stopping the airflow in this manner produces the "hic" sound.
             When a person contracts hiccups they occur between 4 and 60 times per minute until the irritation of the diaphragm stops. Research shows that hiccups happen either less than 4 times in an occurrence or more than 30 times per occurrence. Contracting the hiccups can occur at any age even while a baby is still in the uterus.
             There is no common cure but house remedies. Some of which might include drinking from the wrong side of the cup, eating a spoon of mustard or sugar, and having someone frighten you. Though no common solution, many have found their own solution to the dilemma. .
            


Essays Related to Everything about Hiccups

1. The Best Day of My Life

The morning we were leaving Nigeria to the United States, my family and I started reminiscing about the things that happened and what we are going to miss when we leave the country, like my sister, my extended family, my best friends and my boyfriend. ... We were not really excited with the news but we knew that by God's grace, everything will work out fine. ... I was so happy we landed because I was so excited to see the great city I have heard a lot about. ... This was the best day of my life because I was able to fulfill one of my life long dreams of traveling to another country, and ...

  • Word Count: 812
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

2. Criminal Justice and Models of Policing

He believed that police should worry about what they are actually sent out to do, not about small issues involving employment and organization. ... Officers have too much on their hands as it is and to worry about simple, everyday troubles is almost like not even having a police force at all. ... If a police force sees a steady crime or problem occurring in one designated area, the townspeople may step in and create specific groups designated for these crime areas once everything is safe. ... Even though POP seems like it is a flawless plan, it has some hiccups and it does not work every time....

  • Word Count: 1296
  • Approx Pages: 5
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

3. Abortion

People must stop denying the facts about the procedure, and start hearing the silent screams of unborn children. ... Babies in the womb hiccup, cry, play, and learn (Factbot). ... An early abortion takes about five minutes and is performed six to fourteen weeks after a woman's last period. ... Everything is sucked out into a bottle' (Whitney 44). ... People need to listen to the women who have had abortions in the past to hear what they are really about. ...

  • Word Count: 1884
  • Approx Pages: 8
  • Grade Level: High School

4. It's a Child not a Choice

It is perhaps, one of the most talked about subjects of our time and is a topic that brings emotions to the surface on both sides of the issue. ... Our laws are very confusing about when life begins. ... Scientific tests have proven that unborn babies can learn. even though they can suck their thumb, get hiccups, kick and move around by 10 weeks after conception they are not protected by law. ... There are always people who want to argue about the hard cases concerning the need for abortion. ... Pro-choice people often accuse the pro-life people of not caring about women but only the babies. ...

  • Word Count: 2259
  • Approx Pages: 9
  • Grade Level: High School

5. Abortion...Birth Control or Legal Murder!!!

People must stop denying the facts about the procedure and start hearing the silent screams of the unborn children. ... Babies in the womb hiccup, cry, play, and learn" (Factbot). ... "About once a day, somewhere in the US something goes wrong and an abortion results in a live baby" (Factbot). ... Everything is sucked out into a bottle" (Whitney 94). ... Women need to be told the true facts about abortion. ...

  • Word Count: 2198
  • Approx Pages: 9
  • Grade Level: High School

6. abortion

Babies in the womb hiccup, cry, play, and learn" (Factbot). ... "About once a day, somewhere in the US, something goes wrong and an abortion results in a live baby" (Factbot)). ... An early abortion takes about five minutes and is performed six to fourteen weeks after a woman's last period. ... Everything is sucked out into a bottle'" (Whitney 94). ... People need to listen to the women who have had abortions in the past to hear what they are really about. ...

  • Word Count: 2494
  • Approx Pages: 10
  • Grade Level: High School

7. Abortion: Legal Murder

People must stop denying the facts about the procedure, and start hearing the silent screams of unborn children. ... Babies in the womb hiccup, cry, play, and learn" (Factbot). ... An early abortion takes about five minutes and is performed six to fourteen weeks after a woman's last period. ... Everything is sucked out into a bottle'" (Whitney 94). ... People need to listen to the women who have had abortions in the past to hear what they are really about. ...

  • Word Count: 2517
  • Approx Pages: 10
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

8. My Family and Politics

I find it so funny, because everything is so racially charged, and they are so quick to play the race card and it leaves me keeling over with laughter every time this claim is made. ... Me and my dad will begin to talk about a political issue and she'll butt ranting and raving about something that relates to what we're talking about, but at the same moment doesn't, at all. ... If he's angry, he'll bring up a topic and talk about it forever, like even if you stopped talking 15 minutes ago, he'll still have separated comments throughout that 15 minute period like he...

  • Word Count: 2511
  • Approx Pages: 10
  • Grade Level: High School

Got a writing question? Ask our professional writer!
Submit My Question