https://www.pitara.com/tags/hiccups/Recent content in Hiccups on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-do-we-get-hiccups/Fri, 25 Aug 2000 04:04:30 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-do-we-get-hiccups/<p>Hic! You&rsquo;ve just hiccuped for what seems like the tenth time since you finished your big dinner. Wonder where these funny noises are coming from? The part to blame is your diaphragm, a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest, and all hiccups start here.</p> <p>The diaphragm almost always works perfectly. It pulls down when you inhale to help pull air into the lungs, and it pushes up when you exhale to help push air out of the lungs.</p>