"Acute hiccups "
"Neurotransmitters implicated include GABA and dopamine."
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"Acute hiccups "
"Chronic hiccups"
"Chronic, persistent hiccups refers to any episode with a duration greater than 48 hours. Intractable hiccups, sometimes defined as those lasting more than two months, can be very disabling, causing inability to sleep, depression, and chronic exhaustion, with secondary deleterious effects on an individual's health."