Hiccups are a common symptom in people with GERD. Usually hiccups only take place within a few minutes, but there are cases that last for 1-2 days, especially in case of stomach reflux, hiccups last for many years.

Hiccups or hiccups for short are caused by sudden, involuntary and intermittent contractions of the diaphragm that repeatedly cause the vocal cords to close quickly, creating the characteristic sound of hiccups. This is a normal physiological phenomenon but also a pathological symptom, especially prolonged hiccups in adults. Therefore, you need to monitor and detect abnormalities to promptly go to the doctor.

Hiccups are a normal physiological phenomenon. The mechanism that causes hiccups is due to stimulation of the brain-phrenic nerve or phrenic nerve-diaphragm reflex arc. A hiccup usually lasts an average of 5 to 10 minutes but can also last for several hours or even several days, as recorded in the Guinness Book of Records, a hiccup lasting 68 years by Charles Osborne (1894-1991). The frequency of hiccups varies from person to person, averaging from 2 to 60 times/minute.