How to stop your hiccups

Unexplainable

Vox

Life Sciences, Science, Natural Sciences

4.5 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Listeners told us that eating baby carrots or telling lies can bring on the hiccups. Burping or kissing can make them stop. Um, what? (First published in 2023.) Guests: Tyler Cymet, chair of medicine at The Chicago School, and Ali Seifi, professor of neurosurgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! unexplainable@vox.com We read every email. Support Unexplainable by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:15.4	Brian. No.
1:17.1	What's your first thought when I say hiccups?
1:20.2	Ugh. I hate them.
1:22.2	Do you get hiccups?
1:23.8	Oh, yeah. I get triggered when I eat spicy foods. It all started, I mean, you don't care.
1:35.5	No, no, no, tell me your hiccup argent stories. It's not that crazy. It started in a galaxy
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