treatment is occasionally necessary in cases of chronic hiccups.

Incidence

Hiccups affect people of all ages, even being observed in utero. They become less frequent with advancing age. Intractable hiccups, lasting more than a month, are more common in adults. While males and females are affected equally often, men are more likely to develop protracted and intractable hiccups.

Along with humans, hiccups have been studied and observed in cats,

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