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How to Get Rid of Hiccups

April 27th, 2006 by admin
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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.
  • repeatedly swallowing
  • 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.
  • Giving the best laugh Eating a pickle A spoon full of peanut butter
  • 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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  1. August 26th, 2010 at 10:07 pm    ♥Kiran♥ Says:

    Woah, I can’t believe it! Rubbing my earlobes actually worked! Thanks ‘woman’! :)

  2. August 24th, 2010 at 8:53 pm    Nikki Says:

    Peanut butter works everytime. i get hiccups 4 times a day trust me

  3. I did the deep breathing in at out while my eyes were closed and it worked :)

  4. I just used the standing on your head and taking small sips of water from a sports bottle and it worked! But i took bigger gulps of water and held my breath afterwards for a few seconds and it worked!

  5. August 20th, 2010 at 6:18 am    llamamama Says:

    I get hiccups constantly, although i usually just try holding my breath. Although someone commented that rubbing you earlobe helps…and it really does, I have new attack on hiccups now…no more looking like i’m trying to scuba dive above water…lol!

  6. August 15th, 2010 at 7:20 pm    Liz Scotch Says:

    What I do if i get the hiccups is I always eat somthing that has tomatoes in it or tomatoe sause then i stand on my head for 10 seconds while holding my breath then stand back up and blow as much of my breath as i can and hold it for 15 seconds. BAM! Your hiccups are gone.

  7. Also rubbing your earlobe will get rid of them instantly just gently rub on your ear lobe.

  8. Today I have had the hiccups 5 times today! The first 2 times i just did something to keep my mind off of them and they went away and the third time i layed down to take a nap and before i new it i woke up without them. The 4th time was right before dinner and eating made them stop. The last time i had them was about 2minutes ago. I used the first bullet point. I held my breath and took as many small swallows of water as i could until the water was gone… IT WORKED! =]

  9. August 8th, 2010 at 8:20 pm    bibi hiccups Says:

    Hold your nose while taking 4 BIG gulps of water then taken 1 more but don’t swallow unplug nose, then bend over wait 5 seconds then slowly swallow!! Tada hiccups are gone!!!!!

  10. August 6th, 2010 at 4:46 pm    eddie Says:

    My hiccups vanished just reading this artice! xD

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