Only two cases of chronic hiccups tied to eosinophilic esophagitis have previously been reported, the man's doctors say.

Chronic hiccups are known as intractable hiccups or intractable singultus and can last weeks, months, or even years. He says that some people are also more prone to experience hiccups than others.

"Nicotine hiccups" sound made up. But experts say they're a real phenomenon. Recent data on drug side effects found that nicotine was associated with the hiccups, according to a 2021 study looking ...