why we hiccup

felecia187 so you got the hiccups don't worry they will pass , when depends on what way you got them , two ways to get hiccups are one you are young and still growing this will make your throat grow and so will the muscles in your throat that is one reason the other reason is that you strained your throat , pulled a muscle in other words , and that is the only two ways you get hiccups , both involve your throat muscles , so the best way to get rid of hiccups is to relax the throat muscles , enjoy .