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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhat is your cure for hiccups? Mine is putting sugar on the tip of my tongue and drinking water. what's yours?
sinkingfeeling
(57,672 posts)debm55
(59,311 posts)Lifeafter70
(910 posts)Works for sneezing too.
debm55
(59,311 posts)Walleye
(44,432 posts)I guess I heard that one from one of my elementary school, teachers, but it works for me
debm55
(59,311 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(156,515 posts)It has never failed me. And you don't need anything else. I believe that holding your breath stretches the nerve and helps it relax. Of course, the sooner you do this, the faster the hiccups go away.
debm55
(59,311 posts)hlthe2b
(113,578 posts)debm55
(59,311 posts)indigoth
(200 posts)I hear them hiccuping. And I pull out my wallet and show them a single dollar bill. And I tell them if you hiccup one more time, I will give you this dollar.
No more hiccups.
Has worked every time.
debm55
(59,311 posts)trueblueinmo
(11 posts)Gargle with vinegar. Works every time!
LakeVermilion
(1,552 posts)Put a drop of bitters on the tongue. Hiccups stop, instantly!
debm55
(59,311 posts)niyad
(131,543 posts)debm55
(59,311 posts)Nittersing
(8,296 posts)And just telling my whole body to relax.
debm55
(59,311 posts)Niagara
(11,659 posts)This forces the body to swallow in a way that disrupts the diaphragmatic spasms and this cure works immediately.
Disclaimer: Obviously if anyone that has a peanut allergy shouldn't consume peanut butter.