Assertion: hiccup | /r/HasProperty | cause
Facets:
value: rarely
type: DEGREE
value: for concern
type: CAUSE
value: for issue
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Hiccups are rarely a cause for concern, but if hiccups become frequent, chronic, and persistent (lasting more than 3 hours), if they affect sleeping patterns, interfere with eating, cause reflux of food or vomiting, occur with severe abdominal pain, fever, shortness of breath, spitting up blood, or feeling as if the throat is going to close up, see a doctor.
text: Hiccups are hardly ever a cause for issue, but if hiccups become regular, chronic, and persistent (lasting more than 3 hours), if they affect sleeping patterns, interfere with consuming, cause reflux of food or vomiting, occur with severe abdominal pain, fever, shortness of breath, spitting up blood, or feeling as if the throat is going to close up, see a doctor.
text: For example, in humans, hiccups are a fairly common occurrence, nothing to be cause for concern.