When the diaphragm is activated by a nerve, it contracts and flattens. This action decreases pressure and increases the space in the thoracic cavity, allowing your lungs to expand as you inhale.

Fortunately, there are some easy fixes you can try that stop hiccups by disrupting the nerve signals that give rise to the ...

Diaphragm paralysis is typically due to damage to the phrenic nerve; eventration is most commonly congenital. Surgical plication to stabilize the diaphragm is needed to prevent the lungs from ...

[4] Diaphragmatic paralysis due to phrenic nerve involvement has only been reported in two previous instances, [6,7] both from the tropics. Our report introduces the third such patient with this ...

(He had halted an attack, three years ago, by cutting her left phrenic nerve.) The cutting stops uncontrollable hiccups by disconnecting the diaphragm from nervous impulses that cause its ...