Only two cases of chronic hiccups tied to eosinophilic esophagitis have previously been reported, the man's doctors say.

Persistent hiccups paired with trouble swallowing or a burning sensation in your chest could be a sign of esophageal irritation, Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, an internal medicine specialist, told ...

Caught a bad case of the hiccups? Chances are you've already been offered 10 different ideas on how to get rid of them: a spoonful of sugar, drinking water from the wrong side of the cup ...

There are lots of myths about hiccups - from peculiar causes to stories about people who’ve had them for several years. But are there any truths to the myths? And what are hiccups a sign of?