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Hiccup Remedy

Small swallows of water can interrupt hiccups.

By Eve Otto
December 2010/January 2011

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I’m sometimes awakened during the night by hiccups. To stop them, I inhale deeply, then drink a glass of water in 25 really small swallows.

The peristaltic action of the swallows neutralizes the hiccups.

Eve Otto
Woodstock, New York

Tell us your hiccup remedies in the comments section below. — MOTHER

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Gregg Batt

Created:
11/29/2010 9:35:38 PM

Adding my two bits to the Hiccup discusion. I have found a simple breathing pattern that seems to help anyone that does it right. I will share it now without any pattent pending(chuckle). The pattern is simply to breath in through the nose, out through the mouth, in through the mouth now and then out through the nose. Repeat the pattern several times. This reversing direction done deeply and vigorously seems to straighten out the epiglottis and do the trick. Try it for yourself next time.

Libby & Duane Hagen

Created:
11/30/2010 10:21:04 AM

This is the ONLY cure you'll ever need again, I swear by it, and I get the hiccups several times a week, it's never failed me: Get a tall drinking glass with some water, and put a butter knife into the glass, pointy side down. Drink the water while allowing the handle tip of the knife to rest in the middle of your forehead. I know, weird, but somehow it works!

Susan Popielaski

Created:
12/4/2010 6:44:08 AM

Whenever I get the hiccups I take a clean cotton cloth napkin (you can use a papertowel)and place it over the top of a full glass of water. Slowly drink the whole glass of water through the napkin holding the napkin in place with both hands. For whatever reason this method stops the hiccups instantly.

Kraig Norheim

Created:
12/29/2010 6:15:29 PM

To get rid of the hiccups, just stop and think of something your mother is saying about you at that time. Your brain will take over the breathing while you think of what your mother might be saying about you this time.

Jan Buker

Created:
1/19/2011 10:57:37 AM

My foolproof remedy for hiccups is merely a teaspoonfull of granulated sugar. Just put the whole amount in your mouth, swirl it around for just a second or two, then swallow. I have helped many, many people suffering from hiccups with this remedy during my lifetime. Try it!

Bobbi Sanchez

Created:
1/20/2011 1:05:27 PM

Red Wine Vinegar. 1 tsp of red wine vinegar will get rid of hiccups every.single.time. My grandfather used to use it for hiccups and passed it down. My now 6 year old daughter Maggie walks over to the bottle of red wine vinegar and will take a big swig of it and loves it! This is the only thing that has ever cured hiccups for me.

Terri Williams

Created:
1/29/2011 11:24:27 AM

Take a wedge of lemon or lime sprinkled with several drops of Angostura bitters. Bite into wedge and suck the juice/bitters. Hiccups immediately gone....everytime!

Created:
5/14/2012 12:14:01 AM

Taking Baclofen 10mg stopped my hiccups ... here is my story ... last Tuesday, after lunch, I started hiccuping about every 5 seconds. It stopped for about an hour, then got going again. This lasted until Thursday around 6pm when my doctor prescribed Baclofen 10mg and, after taking only one pill, the hiccups immediately stopped. I realize this might not work for everyone, but I am very grateful it stopped mine. Hope this helps someone else.

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