Hiccup, hiccup, do you know about hiccups? 🤭

Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Podcast For Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2020

⏱️ 9 minutes

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👋 Hello again friends! In this week’s episode we are learning all about hiccups. A special thanks to Ian, who suggested this episodes topic. 🎉 In this week’s episode we are learning all about hiccups , how they can occur, and more. They can be annoying and hard to get rid of but why do we get hiccups? Tune in to find out. Thank you for listening, Sheryl & Clark ❤️👂🔬 --- Please fill out our first listener survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/sleeptightscience --- 👉 Please write a 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟review if you enjoy Sleep Tight Science. Review on Apple Podcasts 📢 Have an interesting science topic you would like investigated? Send us an email at hello@sleeptightscience.com and we may feature it in an upcoming show. 👉 First time listening to Sleep Tight Science? Please subscribe and follow us on Spotify. 👉 Connect on Instagram and Twitter to receive updates on all our podcast news. ❤️ For bedtime stories, you might also be interested in our sister podcast, Sleep Tight Stories. ❤️ We would love to hear from you, reach out to us via email. About Sleep Tight Science Sleep Tight Science is an exciting science facts and stories podcast for the whole family. In each episode we investigate the questions that kids have about anything science related. Have an interesting science topic you would like investigated? Send us an email at hello@sleeptightscience.com and we may feature it in an upcoming show.

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0:00.0	I'd like to say thank you to Ian for this week's questions all about hiccups.
0:10.7	And thank you to everyone else who has sent in questions for our sleeptight signs.
0:17.3	Next week, we're going to be looking at the eye.
0:28.0	You're listening to Sleeptight Science. Did you know the word hiccup is actually an example of an anomatopoeia?
0:59.2	What?
1:00.4	That sounds crazy.
1:03.2	Yep.
1:08.8	How does hiccups occur?
1:11.6	Great question, Ian.
1:15.6	Hicups start at your diaphragm,
1:18.6	which is the curved or dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest.
1:25.6	The diaphragm helps us when we breathe. When we inhale or breathe in,
1:33.3	the diaphragm pulls down to help pull the air into our lungs. When we exhale, oh, or breathe out, the diaphragm relaxes,
1:47.4	and the air comes out of our lungs through our nose and mouth.
1:54.4	But sometimes the diaphragm gets irritated.
2:01.0	When this happens, it pulls down in a way
2:04.9	that makes you take air into your throat suddenly.
2:09.4	When that air rushes in and reaches your voice box,
2:15.1	your vocal cords suddenly close and you are left with a hiccup. Now, there are lots of
2:24.5	different things that can irritate the diaphragm. Some things are like eating too quickly or
2:32.5	eating too much.
2:35.0	When you feel nervous or excited,
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