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12 Nov 2003
Slight departure here from the usual fare, but does anyone have a sure-fire way of getting rid of hiccups?
I’ve been suffering for most of two days with constant, violent hiccups. It’s gotten to the point that my gut hurts from all the spasms. It’s even painful to breathe.
I’ve tried all the traditional remedies; getting startled, drinking upside down, holding my breath, plugging my ears and swallowing. Some of this has worked to varying degrees, but the dang things keep coming back.
(Now watch, I’ll have the number one site for hiccup remedies in Google within the week.)
*Hic*
GUARANTEED! Take a deep breath and blow it out, take a big gulp of water then bend backward over the arm of a couch so that the arm is in the middle of your back. Slowly swallow water. The max I’ve had to do this is 3 times. Doesn’t seem to work well when I try it laying upside off my bed. The angle of the couch works best.
My work collegue cured me in a moment by dropping a key down my back, they stopped instantly.….sounds wierd but is a sure fire cure. It is now my party trick!!!!!
Get a friend to tell you… if you hicup one more time you owe me 100 dollars.. it actually works!
did you try anything yet? Let me know how it worked.…I have them for three days now.….OUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!
did you try anything yet? Let me know how it worked.…I have them for three days now.….OUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!
Drink a cup/glass of water with a paper towel covering the rim.
A friend told me this one years ago and it has worked every time I’ve used it. Sit upright in a chair with your arms hanging down to your side. Have someone hold a cup of water to your mouth and take 3-5 drinks. Abracadabra, they’re gone!
okay i am one of those unlucky people who has had hiccups since before i was born. NOTHING works. i did however look up shis site and they were gone.
ive had the hiccups for days. it got me so pissed off that i punched myself in the chest,hard, it worked!
THANK YOU!!! Someone please explain to me why the paper towel thing works! I have been using that remedy with perfect results since I was in elementary school! I’m now 24 and it has worked every single time. I am not superstitious, it doesn’t work because I BELIEVE it works, it just works… Why?!?!?!?!
Heres what works.1/2 a spoon of salt on your tongue,mouthful of water,gargle 30-60 seconds.Ive used it many times without a failure.
plug both nostrils with the only the tips of your fingers and lick both of your lips with only the tips of your tongue.
most remedies that help are all because of holding your breath. this slows down your breathing and restarts it easing the diaphragm spasm. you may just simply think, why doesn’t it work when i hold my breath but these other ones do? well doing those other random things takes your mind off the hiccups by either using another part of your body or giving you a different sensation as a means of distraction. 9 sips of water works best for me. 1 sip, swallow, 2 sip, swallow… :D
The Key down the back REALLY works.. I cant actually believe it !!
Thanks Zara
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jessa Lawson
March 20, 2007 11:02 AM
I know a way my fourt grade teacher told me. if you sit indian style in a corner put your middle and pointer fingers on each of your eyes and say somebodys name for each letter of the alphabet… like A is abigail B is breanna and so on so forth untill you think the hicups are gone.