hiccups...and how to get rid of them

[pontifex]

grr...i have hiccups now. every time i get hiccups they are painful and very annoying.
whats the best way to get rid of them?

i've tried taking deep breaths and i read that there is supposed to be some kind of like pressure point on or near your neck that supposedly helps.

neither are working though. sometimes gulping water and burping gets rid of them but i'm at work and thats not gonna go over well.

 

[FoBoT]

i just hold my breath and they go away

 

[leftyman]

BOO!

 

[lobadobadingdong]

swallow a pill (tylenol, vitamin, or whatever), I don't know why but it always works for me.

 

[archcommus]

Drink water upside down.

 

[The Green Bean]

Originally posted by: leftyman
BOOBS!

fixed.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: The Green Bean

Originally posted by: leftyman
BOOBS!

fixed.

hah! actually i just got done looking at some. naked college girl twister ftw!! one of the sales guys sent me an email with the pics attached, lol

 

[Juno]

just drink water nonstop for like three seconds and it'll go away.

 

[pontifex]

so far none of your suggestions have worked. haven't tried drinking water yet though.

 

[vedavox]

hope you dont end up like this guy

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[BW86]

1. Swallow 1 tsp. white table sugar, dry. A study found that this stopped hiccups immediately in 19 out of 20 people. Repeat up to three more times at 2-minute intervals if necessary.

2. Gulp down a glass of water if the sugar doesn't work.

3. Eat a piece of dry bread slowly.

4. Breathe in and out of a paper bag. Do not use a plastic bag under any circumstances, and don't do this longer than 1 minute.

5. Gargle with water (see 'How to Gargle').

6. Repeat the above steps until your hiccups stop.

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[Saint Nick]

i hold my breath and they are BAM gone!

 

[Scarpozzi]

My great uncle had the hiccups for 33 years. Never could shake them....I'd never heard anything like this before, but none of the doctors couldn't help him, so he had them until he died.

 

[Peetoeng]

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[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: The Green Bean

Originally posted by: leftyman
BOOBS!

fixed.

hah! actually i just got done looking at some. naked college girl twister ftw!! one of the sales guys sent me an email with the pics attached, lol

I'm gonna need a copy of that email.

 

[Atomicus]

Most effective methods are the ones that increase the amount of CO2 and decrease the amount of O2 in your body. Basically you starve the diaphragm muscles of oxygen, causing their "spazzing" motion to slow down to a point that it will stop.

I generally just hold my breath for about 30-40 seconds. Breathe out and rest for a couple of seconds and repeat until the hiccuping urges stop.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

UFIA

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
UFIA

UFIA??

 

[Damn Dirty Ape]

oddly enough I have not had any in about 3 years now.. of course tonight I will get a bad case of them

 

[CtK]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: The Green Bean

Originally posted by: leftyman
BOOBS!

fixed.

hah! actually i just got done looking at some. naked college girl twister ftw!! one of the sales guys sent me an email with the pics attached, lol

I'm gonna need a copy of that email.

 

[Rock Hydra]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
i just hold my breath and they go away