Hiccups for a Month? It Can Happen
FRIDAY, Aug. 3, 2018 -- Short-lasting hiccups are annoying enough, but some people get hiccups that last longer a month or more.
The longest recorded case? An Iowa farmer had hiccups continually for 69 years and nine months, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
In most cases, persistent hiccups (two days or more) and intractable hiccups (a month or more) are associated with underlying medical conditions, two neurologists write in a new journal article.
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