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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 Jul 14 OP

Put a paper towel over a glass of water and johnnyfins Jul 14 #1

Thank you very much johnnyfins. I am glad it works, debm55 Jul 14 #5

Hold my breath for 10 seconds then drink a glass of water. catbyte Jul 14 #2

Thank you very much, catbyte debm55 Jul 14 #6

hold your breath and Rver Jul 14 #3

Thank you very much Rver, debm55 Jul 14 #7

Um, 3 times doesn't work for me Brother Buzz Jul 14 #33

HAHAHAHHAHAHAH Thank you Brother Buzz debm55 Jul 14 #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 Jul 14 #4

The only cure that works for me is sugar on the tip of my tongue and a glass of water, debm55 Jul 14 #8

Did you try my cure? It is based on mechanics & physiology of hiccups. Needs no devices or substances. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 14 #9

It did not work for me. debm55 Jul 14 #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 Jul 14 #13

Stand legs apart, bend at waist far enough to drink glass of water upside-down EYESORE 9001 Jul 14 #10

Oh , You , Thank you EYESORE 9001 debm55 Jul 14 #12

Despite its awkwardness, it works EYESORE 9001 Jul 14 #14

Yes. It works. yorkster Jul 14 #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 Jul 14 #15

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Ritabert. debm55 Jul 14 #17

Tickle the soft upper palate of your mouth with a finger rurallib Jul 14 #16

Thank you ruralib. That sounds helpful debm55 Jul 14 #18

I spew as many 4 letter words as I can in between each hiccup. 2MuchNoise Jul 14 #19

Thank you very much. 2MuchNoise. debm55 Jul 14 #21

shees back!!!!! AllaN01Bear Jul 14 #20

Thank you AllaNO1Bear. Husband has been having problems with his heart You have an very interesting cure. debm55 Jul 14 #23

"" AllaN01Bear Jul 14 #25

Hey! Deep breath into the lungs, hold it for a few seconds works for me. LoisB Jul 14 #22

Thank you very much LoisB. debm55 Jul 14 #24

Cures as simple as yours are all that are needed when you consider the physiology Bernardo de La Paz Jul 14 #26

Thank you for the explanation. I never knew why or how it works. None of the water "cures" LoisB Jul 14 #29

Holding my breath annalog Jul 14 #27

Thank you very much for sharing, annalog. And welcome to DU. debm55 Jul 14 #31

Thank you annalog Jul 14 #36

Hit your thumb with a rubber mallet, you will forget all about hiccups. I don't doc03 Jul 14 #30

hahahahhahahha. That's true. Thank you doc03 debm55 Jul 14 #32

Ha! ILikePie92 Jul 14 #35

HAHAHHAHha. Thank you ILikePie92 debm55 Jul 14 #37

Bitters and lemon juice DelMar dem Jul 14 #38

That's a new one. Thank you. DelMar and welcome to DU debm55 Jul 14 #43

drinking a glass of water justaprogressive Jul 14 #39

Thank you justaprogressive, but how do you do that.? debm55 Jul 14 #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 Jul 14 #40

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Jeebo. debm55 Jul 14 #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