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EYESORE 9001

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10. Stand legs apart, bend at waist far enough to drink glass of water upside-down

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 09:04 AM

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That advice was discarded by young woman wearing shorts, who accused me of wanting her to bend over in front of me. Was she right? I’m just all about the cure.

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What is your cure for hiccups? Mine is putting sugar on the tip of my tongue and drinking a glass of water without [View all] debm55 Monday OP

Put a paper towel over a glass of water and johnnyfins Monday #1

Thank you very much johnnyfins. I am glad it works, debm55 Monday #5

Hold my breath for 10 seconds then drink a glass of water. catbyte Monday #2

Thank you very much, catbyte debm55 Monday #6

hold your breath and Rver Monday #3

Thank you very much Rver, debm55 Monday #7

Um, 3 times doesn't work for me Brother Buzz Monday #33

HAHAHAHHAHAHAH Thank you Brother Buzz debm55 Monday #34

Last time you asked this I gave you a cure and you said you would try it. How did it go? Bernardo de La Paz Monday #4

The only cure that works for me is sugar on the tip of my tongue and a glass of water, debm55 Monday #8

Did you try my cure? It is based on mechanics & physiology of hiccups. Needs no devices or substances. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Monday #9

It did not work for me. debm55 Monday #11

Okay, thanks for trying. All the other cures ever mentioned act on the same general principles but are less direct. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Monday #13

Stand legs apart, bend at waist far enough to drink glass of water upside-down EYESORE 9001 Monday #10

Oh , You , Thank you EYESORE 9001 debm55 Monday #12

Despite its awkwardness, it works EYESORE 9001 Monday #14

Yes. It works. yorkster Monday #28

It's a lot easier if you use a bottle of water, rather than a glass. Dem2theMax Tuesday #47

Tilt your head forward and sip water from the opposite rim Ritabert Monday #15

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Ritabert. debm55 Monday #17

Tickle the soft upper palate of your mouth with a finger rurallib Monday #16

Thank you ruralib. That sounds helpful debm55 Monday #18

I spew as many 4 letter words as I can in between each hiccup. 2MuchNoise Monday #19

Thank you very much. 2MuchNoise. debm55 Monday #21

shees back!!!!! AllaN01Bear Monday #20

Thank you AllaNO1Bear. Husband has been having problems with his heart You have an very interesting cure. debm55 Monday #23

"" AllaN01Bear Monday #25

Hey! Deep breath into the lungs, hold it for a few seconds works for me. LoisB Monday #22

Thank you very much LoisB. debm55 Monday #24

Cures as simple as yours are all that are needed when you consider the physiology Bernardo de La Paz Monday #26

Thank you for the explanation. I never knew why or how it works. None of the water "cures" LoisB Monday #29

Holding my breath annalog Monday #27

Thank you very much for sharing, annalog. And welcome to DU. debm55 Monday #31

Thank you annalog Monday #36

Hit your thumb with a rubber mallet, you will forget all about hiccups. I don't doc03 Monday #30

hahahahhahahha. That's true. Thank you doc03 debm55 Monday #32

Ha! ILikePie92 Monday #35

HAHAHHAHha. Thank you ILikePie92 debm55 Monday #37

Bitters and lemon juice DelMar dem Monday #38

That's a new one. Thank you. DelMar and welcome to DU debm55 Monday #43

drinking a glass of water justaprogressive Monday #39

Thank you justaprogressive, but how do you do that.? debm55 Monday #42

Stand up holding half-full glass of water justaprogressive Tuesday #44

Thank you debm55 Tuesday #45

On a plane, flying over the Atlantic Ocean ... Jeebo Monday #40

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Jeebo. debm55 Monday #41

Yelling At The Hiccups To Go Away ProfessorGAC Tuesday #46

I no longer get hiccups I cannot handle, thankfully. soldierant Tuesday #48

Deep breathing in and out over and over Tree Lady Wednesday #49