Question

Why do we get hiccups while eating?

• A. Due to spicy food
• B. Food particles enter the wind pipe
• C. Food particles enter the food pipe
• D. Any infection in throat

Answer 1

The correct option is B Food particles enter the wind pipe

• Hiccups are sudden, involuntary contractions of the diaphragm. It occurs at the time when the voice box (larynx) contracts and the glottis closes. Due to this, the glottis effectively blocks the air intake.
• The diaphragm contracts out of rhythm which causes hiccups. There are many causes of hiccups. The major reason for the occurrence of hiccups is food particles entering the windpipe.

So, the answer is B.