by Lady of Lake Merritt =P
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July 15, 2009

Hiccup Solutions that Work

October 29, 2009 02:51 PM EDT
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What do you do to get rid of the hiccups? Things which ACTUALLY worked for you.

For me, when I get the hiccups, I hold completely still and don't breath for as long as I can hold my breath. I pinch my nose with my fingers and try to keep my throat muscles completely still. It's like trying to be a statue and yes it works but you have to concentrate.

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Comments: 31

Peter Joseph Swanson Oct 29, 2009, 2:54pm EDT
I haven't gotten them in years, but used to always get them as a kid.
sally g. Oct 29, 2009, 2:55pm EDT
I don't get them often.
Gessy D. Oct 29, 2009, 2:56pm EDT
I don't get the hiccups anymore.
Sunaura *. Oct 29, 2009, 2:58pm EDT
You can stop hiccups by putting a paper bag over your head, sounds crazy but it works.
Dennis Gilman Oct 29, 2009, 3:43pm EDT
Works for the same reason as the solution used by Maurice K. The body's natural reaction to Carbon dioxide buildup tends to override the hiccup reflex.
Maurice K. Oct 29, 2009, 2:59pm EDT
When I do get them, I hold my breath for as long as I can. It always works for me.
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Oct 29, 2009, 4:12pm EDT
same here =)
Don M. Oct 29, 2009, 3:15pm EDT
Dear,Lady if that does not work....get a spoon full of sugar and place it on your tongue it works all the time,my sister told me of this one......
Loretta E. Oct 29, 2009, 4:49pm EDT
Don, your right I used to do that when my kids were small, now they just hold their breath for as long as they can.
RobbinLynn B. Oct 29, 2009, 3:18pm EDT
I haven't tried this method before! I will have to next time the Hic-cups Comes-Up..
My Dad's method usually works for me.
Take a deep breath. Hold it while taking 10 small swallows of cold water. Let it out, and take another deep breath, and hold that for 20 seconds.
After that, my hiccups are usually gone.

My hubby can get rid of hiccups by massaging an area at the base of the neck.
Dennis Gilman Oct 29, 2009, 3:39pm EDT
My wife can get rid of my hiccups just by nassaging anywhere on me :-D) I get so distracted that the hiccups disappear :-D)
Heather E. Oct 29, 2009, 9:00pm EDT
I do not get them often anymore. I used to hold my breath while taking ten "gulps" of water.
Dennis Gilman Oct 29, 2009, 3:38pm EDT
I used to just drink water. Now, I simply wish them away. I use bio-feedback. Took months to accomplish, but I now have it down pat.
Dennis Gilman Oct 29, 2009, 3:41pm EDT
When my children got them I would just scare them. Worked every time. I don't know what they do now that they have grown up.
Katherine M. Oct 29, 2009, 3:49pm EDT
When I get them I hold my breath and count slowly to ten ... then I exhale through my nose slowly not through my mouth in a gasp.
Kelly Kay Oct 29, 2009, 3:57pm EDT
For my youngest a cure all every time is to have her try to sip water from a glass from the opposite rim while she is bent over at the waist. After she follows all of the instructions and is concentrating, she forgets all about the hiccups and they are gone.
Joanne Vicente Oct 29, 2009, 4:35pm EDT
I put a cube of sugar in my mouth, and neither move nor even breathe until it's entirely melted away. It works.
Taylor F. Oct 29, 2009, 4:45pm EDT
Balance A pencil on ur nose upside down
Leo Lemmer Oct 29, 2009, 4:52pm EDT
The medical field solution: eat sugar. It tickles the throat. Sand would work but sugar tastes better.
Don(time to open them FEMA camps) S. Oct 29, 2009, 5:10pm EDT
Deep throat a giant sausage.
David C. Oct 29, 2009, 5:29pm EDT
It depends who has the hiccups. Depending on the person I would put a plastic bag over their head until the hiccups stop. I have learned, however, that you can usually only do this once.
Pat V. Oct 29, 2009, 7:18pm EDT
I don't really get hiccups... at least for a long time. When I do, I ignore them.
phil w. Oct 29, 2009, 7:57pm EDT
I think the old 'scare tactic' works good ! I'm going to post a shot of me and my hound dog 'Beauregard' in the nude ! that ought to do it !
Elizabeth R. Oct 29, 2009, 8:59pm EDT
Hmmm . . . Haven't had a hiccup in years.
Risa G. Oct 29, 2009, 10:31pm EDT
Nothing ever works for me. I have to try and ignore them and they go away. I once had the hiccups for over 4 hours. So aggravating. My sister tried to scare me, I held my breath, no matter what I did it wouldn't go away. Finally 4 hours later....gone.
Gary L. Oct 30, 2009, 1:21am EDT
Hiccups are caused by the diaphram having spasms.
Takeing a deep breath and holding it puts pressure against the diaphram and holds it still til it quits spasming, or you pass out, whichever comes first! LOL
Carrie Marie P. Oct 30, 2009, 3:25am EDT
I get hiccups all the time.. I just walk around, take a sip of water and, 'poof' they disappear.
Shirley ♡ ☮ M. Oct 30, 2009, 3:28am EDT
I haven't had hiccups in ages. But if I do get the hiccups next time I'll try this. Thanks for the tip.
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Nov 2, 2009, 1:33am EST
If you can remember to do it after the first 'hic' the method I learned as a child is effective.
Grab your thumbs and squeeze them inside your fist.
Sounds loony, but it works.

Scaring the living sh*t out of someone else cures their hiccups.

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