...to get the hiccups is right before you go to bed. Either that or just before you're going to eat. I seem to get them far too often just before I'm ready to hit the sack - makes me crazy - and they seem to take forever to get rid of. Argh!!!
shareMy mom always swallows sugar when she gets the hiccups. It always works for her but I always drink something to get rid of hiccups. Drink about 4 ounces while holding your breath and that works.
shareDrinking water and holding your breath works for me too. But I only really get hiccups when I'm really drunk. I tried that sugar thing once, didn't help me. Drinking from the wrong side of the glass works too sometimes.
shareMy question is, how much sugar? A spoonful?
shareYou can get rid of hiccups using very deliberate diaphram control. You'll start to notice they are actually a voluntary reflex, and can be controlled as long as you're able to be still and focus.
I learned this when I was a teenager just over 20 years ago, and haven't suffered from hiccups since. I will have two or three, and then stop them, but they are rare anyway. I used to get them all the time as a kid so I had to find a way to stop them, sometimes they would hurt my core muscles from the spasms.
Sometimes, when the first hiccup hits, if I immediately exhale pushing as much air out as possible, then slowly inhale as much air as I can, and repeat this procedure three or four times, I can cut off the hiccups before they take over. Unfortunately, sometimes it doesn't work, and when it doesn't, it can take an hour to get rid of them. It's frustrating when I'm so tired, really dragging and ready to go to bed - and THEN the hiccups start! Hiccups are more than an annoyance - for me, they're painful. Holding my breath, drinking water, etc. doesn't work. I haven't tried the sugar thing or drinking from the opposite side of the glass, though.
shareI had to google "drink from the opposite side of the glass" because my limited imagination couldn't understand what it meant. But apparently it works, at least for some: https://lifehacker.com/cure-the-hiccups-by-drinking-water-from-the-opposite-si-1786280344
I went through a spell a few years back where I would regularly hiccup for 20-30 minutes. Thankfully it stopped happening. Good luck to you!
Thanks for the link! It was interesting to hear the explanation of why it cures the hiccups. I'll have to try it next time.
shareSince I learned this method, it has never once failed me:
Put a mouthful of water in your mouth but don't swallow until you bend forward, (as if you are trying to touch your toes) and swallow the water while in the bent position.
Hiccups GONE!
One time is all it takes (at least for me).
My sister swears by the sugar method but hiccups will sometimes return. And really, who needs an extra spoonful of sugar anyway?
Next time you get them, try and see if my suggestion works.
Has anyone else here tried it?
A mouthful of sugar doesn't sound good to me - I'd probably gag. Now, a mouthful of water...no problem - will try it.
shareHas anyone else here tried it?
Picture your body in the shape of a 7 (sort of). Almost as if you are taking a bow. No need to tilt your head.
There's only one hole. Take your time. It doesn't have to be rushed. I'll take several swallows depending on how much water I initially put in my mouth. Try the smallest amount first if you're afraid.
No way. There are two holes: the trachea where you breath and the esophagus that leads to your stomach. The liquid my go into my trachea and I choke like a scene from Final Destination or something.
Sorry. I'll just stick to what works for me: holding my breath while I drink some water. I don't even have to tilt my head back.
Sorry, I thought you meant the opening.
I'm not forcing you to take my advice. You asked me questions. Do what's comfortable for you.
I have always gotten rid of them by taking seven quick drinks in a row. It can be any liquid..... even the beer that caused the hiccups. Just drink those sips really fast. It works for me!
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I hate it when that happens.
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It's a terrible feeling, Glen, and you have my sympathy: best trick to treat hiccups is to hold your hands above your head, as if preparing to dive into a swimming pool, hold that position for a minute or two, more if the hiccups are severe, then let them down. This always works for me. Not right away in some cases but long term, yes. It might take a few tries. Everyone's different.
shareOh, you made remember another trick: plug your ears with your fingers. It actually worked for me a couple of times.
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I dont think you can get rid of them...all 'the old wive's tales' dont work...
I dont get them often but i just wait them out...
I tell ya, you can indeed get rid of them. Just takes a little focus and deliberate diaphragm control while breathing very calmly. A hiccup is literally a voluntary reflex, and it can be stopped. If you've ever learned how to control a muscle you've never voluntarily used before, it's kind of like that (this usually happens with ear-wiggling, a muscle going behind the scalp that most people don't use).
shareJeez...not sure i could manage cuz im a total spazzolla but thank you Frog!!
Youre very nice:)
Maybe ill try that diaphram thing you said...i'll have to google it tho
Thx
It's mostly just relaxed, deliberate breathing. You don't let the diaphragm spaz out in a hiccup.
Have you ever had an eyelid twitch, or another muscle? It pretty much happens when you're not controlling the muscles. If you take over, and move the muscle deliberately, it won't twitch. Same idea, but with your diaphragm (muscle that controls your breathing, it's below the ribs, behind the abs).
Gee, my 7th-grade science teacher said an eyelid twitch means you need to drink more water. Good old Mr. Keeler. I don't know where he got that information, but the class had no reason not to believe him. But hey, we were 12. :-)
shareWell, people usually need to drink more water, so I guess it's kind of always true.
shareI sometimes wonder if it was his way of encouraging us to drink more water. But then again, this happened decades ago, long before the bottled water craze, so who knows? Maybe that's what some scientists believed way back when.
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