It’s known that sneezing is a reflex to prevent dust or nose hairs or whatever from getting down into the lungs, but why do people and animals sometimes get hiccups? What function does that serve, and what causes them?

Also, bonus points for any random useful tips on how to make hiccups go away…

    • owatnext@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      It was my avatar for R*ddit for like nine years, it felt weird to not see it when using alternatives like Lemmy.

      Edit: and to you as well.