By Associated Press
Fri Mar 16, 2:38 PM

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A 15-year-old girl who hiccuped her way through part of January and all of February is hiccuping once again. Jennifer Mee, who hiccuped close to 50 times each waking minute for more than five weeks starting Jan. 23, began hiccuping again Thursday morning after a nose bleed, said her mother, Rachel Robidoux. It occured during Mee's second day back at school since her first bout of hiccups stopped Feb. 28, said Robidoux.

"I'm at my wit's end," Robidoux said.

Mee was taken to the emergency room earlier this month when her hiccups returned. They stopped, though, and Mee felt it was safe to go back to school.

During her first bout of hiccups, Mee saw an infectious disease specialist, a neurologist, a chiropractor, a hypnotist and an acupuncturist. She tried a patented device that is designed to stop hiccups, plus all the old remedies.

According to the National Institutes of Health, hiccups can be triggered by anything from spicy foods to stress, and they can start for no reason at all. They're caused by involuntary contractions of the diaphragm, which causes the vocal cords to close briefly, making that distinctive sound.


so what is the cure??

50 times a MINUTE?

How would anyone eat or breathe?

Damn, that would drive me nuts.

Oh I saw this girl on the news...I rarely get the hiccups anymore and I made a comment about it. Five minutes later, I went and got a peanut butter spoon because I had the hiccups.

Hiccups are evil!!!

neurological. gotta be.

by the way, I have absolutely NO medical training.

Something just tells me the girl is faking it for attention.

I had hiccups last night for about half an hour. It sucked.

She should see a psychic, they always help.

unlucky7 said:

Well, at least she could find out when they'll stop.

this condition can kill a person. I doubt she is faking.

bluesbaby said:

They say that when you sneeze, your heart stops beating for a split second. I wonder if the same thing happens when you hiccup? That would be a good question to ask a doctor.

Just found this on the internet:


There are many known causes of persistent or intractable hiccups, including:

Central nervous system problems, such as cancer, infections, stroke, or injury.
Problems with the chemical processes that take place in the body (metabolic problems), such as decreased kidney function or hyperventilation.
Irritation of the nerves in the head, neck, and chest (vagus or phrenic nerve).
Anesthesia or surgery.
Mental health problems.