According to some sources, hiccups are a symptom of stress, tumors, stroke--------
Hiccups can be caused by central nervous system disorders, injury or irritation to the phrenic and vagus nerves, and toxic or metabolic disorders affecting the central or peripheral nervous systems. They may be of unknown cause or may be a symptom of psychological stress.
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/hiccups.jsptumor or stroke
http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/003068.cfm#Common%20causes:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7060414&dopt=Abstract
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