There is another kind of a very violent spasm, the sapsm of the glottis it has caused death in some cases. A homoeopathic expression describing it is ; food entering the wrong way or the wind pipe. All of these spasmodic phenomena are exactly the opposite of mechanical i.e. they are emotional. A frequently cited cause of the spasm of the glottis is HURRY. Impatience predominates due to unbearable hunger, and hence the food enters the wrong way. Homesickness is also seen to be responsible in many cases.
Tobacco chewers will exhibit hiccough as soon as they take the first morsel of the victuals.