Soooooooo random question

[conuly]

Is it possible to have a hiccup without having the hiccups? And, follow-up, is it a hiccup if you just have the quick involuntary intake of air without the "hic" part?

Comments

[alexseanchai]

I've done it, though not as often as simply getting the hiccups

[siliconshaman]

Well, hiccups are defined as involuntary spasms of the diaphragm... so I guess if it just twitches, maybe?

[senmut]

hmm, like an esophageal spasm? I have those, had them more when my acid reflux was up.

[cactuswatcher]

I had the first happen recently. Thought it was odd. I had the second, too, at some point in the past, in the middle of a shiver if I remember correctly. But I'd call it more of an involuntary gasp than a hiccup.

[gingicat]

This.

[readerjane]

Yes. I can halt hiccups after the first one if I do it quickly and carefully enough. Once I’ve had three or four “hic”s, they’re established and very hard to stop.

[pensnest]

I frequently have a hiccup after a mouthful of hot tea. Oddly, coffee does not have the same effect at all.

[grav_ity]

I do that all the time. It's like I've forgotten to breathe and then suddenly remembered.