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How to Get Rid of Hiccups
1. Hiccu-wha?
Hiccups are involuntary spasms of the diaphragm often accompanied by the familiar "hic" sound. Occasionally they manifest as louder and more embarrassing "huuuugggghhhh"s. Why do we hiccup? It's a mystery.
2. Tips for Getting Rid of Hiccups
- Repeated swallowing works for mild cases. Do this by holding your breath and repeatedly swallowing as fast as you can, or by slowly drinking down a beverage with as many swallows as is possible. It's important that you hold your breath for as many gulps as you can. Placing a napkin over a glass of water can help moderate your speed.
- Plug your nose and ears then swallow 20 times as fast as possible.
- If you notice a friend has a case of hiccups, it is believed that your can 'scare' them away. Sneak up on them and give 'em a good jolt (Be careful though ;)). What? They don't have hiccups? Do it anyway!
- Relax, sit still and breathe in deep, slow, rhythmic breaths expanding and contracting your lungs completely.
- Distract yourself. Sing a song, go over your 7 times tables (7 x 1 = 7, 7 x 2 = 14, etc) until the hiccups are gone,
- Exhale completely and hold your breath for as long as possible.
- Squawk like a chicken while flapping your arms and bobbing your head as if you were pecking at something. Bugawk!
- Laugh. Think of something funny, or do something funny - see above.
- Eat a tablespoon of peanut butter.
- Stand on your head and drink small gulps of water from a sports bottle.
- Exaggerate your hiccups by inhaling right as you hiccup - this will result in a long and loud "huuuaaagggghhh" that'll either be funny or embarrassing depending on your environment, but after 2-4 of these the hiccups should be gone.
- Take a shot of lemon juice.
- Let a teaspoon of sugar dissolve under your tongue.
- Think of the ugliest person you've ever seen. Now picture them naked, rolling naked down a hill or riding a bike and slathered in A-1 steak sauce.
- Eat some pickles.
- Think the alphabet backwards as fast as you can.
- Close your eyes, relax, still your mind and concentrate on nothingness until they're gone.
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3. Offsite Hiccup Resources
- The Straight Dope - What are hiccups and why do we have them?
- MonsterGuide.net teaches you how to cure hiccups
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Wow..lmao by the time i got done reading they was gone…lol weird
Relax, sit still and breathe in deep, slow, rhythmic breaths expanding and contracting your lungs completely. Works amazingly and almost instantly!! (:
Mine isn’t a tip but I’m so happy! I tried a few things I know of and came on here, the first one worked
Thank you
OMG I JUST FINISHED READING UP UNTILL PAGE THREE AND NOW MY HICCUPS ARE CURED WHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!11:D THANKS HOW TO GET RID OF STUFF.COM XX
The first one worked!
The first one worked but it gave me a headache…
Haha, I did the hold your breath and swallow. Now I kinda want my hiccups back so I can try every one of them
Take one shot of lemon juice then gulp a full glass of water then repeat and you will be cured!!!!!!
If you take a deep breath and hold it for a while it will really work! It helped me alot I just had them right now!! lol =) p3ac3
If you relax and take a deep breath and hold it for a while it will really help!! =) p3ac3