Speak Up: How Do You Cure Hiccups?

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Speak Up: How Do You Cure Hiccups?

May 8, 2008

Hiccups are no fun; they're annoying, loud, and they hurt your belly. Bouts of them usually last for just a few minutes, but that's not the case for Chris Sands – he's been suffering from hiccups for 15 years. Sands has tried various cures such as hypnosis and yoga, as well as 100 different variations of drinking water, but nothing has cured his problem. He has them as often as every two seconds, and they disrupt his sleep. Even brain and chest scans haven't helped determine the causes of his decade-and-half hiccup attack. His personal theory is that acid reflux condition has damaged the valve in his stomach and Sands hopes surgery can help.

Maybe he hasn't tried everything, though. I'm sure many of you have unique ways to cure hiccups, so please share them in the comment section below.

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jlr32phl 5 years 2 weeks

i'm a firm believer in the hold your breath while drinking something. this always works for me, but it's a problem when you have nothing around to drink...

emilita 5 years 2 weeks

drink water upside down and then slowly let your breath out - it works!

mrssaleem 5 years 2 weeks

I'm another one who drinks water upside down. Works every single time.

JaimeLeah526 5 years 2 weeks

Drink a cup of water while trying to burp. If you can burp drink another sip right away and that usually helps me.

carhornsinapril 5 years 2 weeks

i put a butterknife in a large glass of water, and drink the whole thing while balancing the handle-end of the knife against my forehead. it works every time.

carhornsinapril 5 years 2 weeks

i put a butterknife in a large glass of water, and drink the whole thing while balancing the handle-end of the knife against my forehead. it works every time.

Kadiya 5 years 2 weeks

A teaspoon of vinegar. Works every time.

kia 5 years 2 weeks

I also hold my breath and after a few attempts they are over. I can't imagine having them for a prolonged period of time.

ChicaCity 5 years 2 weeks

I can't imagine having hiccups for that long! Sometimes if I go to bed with hiccups I get them again in the morning - so weird!

sarahm73 5 years 2 weeks

A slice of lemon with bitters! I'm a bartender and have used this with great sucess with my customers. Just douse the lemon in bitters and suck on it. It doesn't taste bad either and works like a charm!

mariposalu 5 years 2 weeks

a spoon full of sugar!! I have tried it on at least 20 people, and each time, the hiccups are cured instantly!

Stacey Cakes 5 years 2 weeks

Stand on your head...it always works for me, however i'm not always in the most appropriate place to be doing a head-stand when i get hiccups (i.e. at work, out shopping, etc.)

lindholmka 5 years 2 weeks

P.S. The girl in the pictures hand does not look proportional to her face/body! hahaha they look like giant hands! :-)

lindholmka 5 years 2 weeks

I've heard drinking water upside down works! I get the hic ups a lot but they usually go away right away, thanks god!! I usually try and stretch my diaphragm out and hold my breath. Sometimes I drink loads of water but sometimes that makes em' worse...or i feel like puking! hahaha

leeluvfashion 5 years 2 weeks

Poor man, that is horrible and to have it for 15yrs! I hope doctors can figure something out for him.I don't really do anything to "cure" hiccups; I just focus on something else, deep breathe and let it run it's course. Only lasts maybe 5-10 minutes. Nothing major.

leeluvfashion 5 years 2 weeks

Poor man, that is horrible and to have it for 15yrs! I hope doctors can figure something out for him. I don't really do anything to "cure" hiccups; I just focus on something else, deep breathe and let it run it's course. Only lasts maybe 5-10 minutes. Nothing major.

emalove 5 years 2 weeks

I very rarely get hiccups, but when I do, I put a napkin over the top of a glass of water and then drink the water THROUGH the napkin. It ALWAYS works!! And I don't even have to drink the whole glass of water, just a few sips is usually enough to cure them.

Spectra 5 years 2 weeks

I get a humongous glass of water and drink the whole thing about as quickly as possible. It always works, but you have to drink a HUGE glass of water to make sure you are swallowing long enough to make your diaphragm stop spazzing.

lylpookie 5 years 2 weeks

I'm going to second the spoonful of sugar theory...as I've done it and it works every time!

rpenner 5 years 2 weeks

For me it's not ignoring the hiccups or doing something else to take my mind off them. It's actually concentrating solely on the hiccups and my breathing. Because as one poster said, it's a muscle spasm and you just have to get your the diaphram back in sync

jessie 5 years 2 weeks

if i ignore them they go away...my dh will start asking me off the wall questions..and i've really got to think of the answers...for example..the last time i rode a pony? or the last time i had a orange soda? or the last time i saw a clown? silly, stupid questions, before i know it, they're gone.

sundaygreen 5 years 2 weeks

drink from a glass of water that someone else is holding - always works for me.also - that girl in the picture is a friend of mine!!

sundaygreen 5 years 2 weeks

drink from a glass of water that someone else is holding - always works for me. also - that girl in the picture is a friend of mine!!

ClassicalTorture 5 years 2 weeks

Pinch both your earlobes and take slow, steady breaths.

lilxmissxmolly 5 years 2 weeks

Since your brain is what tells you to hiccup, the idea is to get your mind off of it by drinking water out of the other side of the glass (this requires some concentration), and taking a sip of vinegar shocks your taste buds and gets your mind off of them too.one trick that i've perfected is to just wait for the next hiccup, and it never comes!

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