TikTokers and Redditors are complaining that their nicotine products…like Zyn and vapes…cause the hiccups. A 2021 study backs up this claim. But why do “nicotine hiccups” happen? Nicotine impacts neurotransmitters like dopamine, which plays a role in controlling breathing, Melissa Little of the University of Virginia School of Medicine explained. “Instead of them doing what they usually do, they get a little messed up and get activated in certain ways…And that can induce hiccups,” Little said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says nicotine is a highly addictive substance. (AOL)
Phone Topic: How do you get rid of an annoying case of the hiccups?