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Does anyone know a genuine cure for hiccups that actually works ? none of these old wives tales about drinking out of the wrong end of a glass, getting a fright etc. but one that actually does the job.. i usually get the hiccups after about 2 fizzy drinks (usually lager).. help me !!
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Deep breath in through the nose, hold for as long as you possibly can, then very slowly out through the mouth does it for me. Repeat if necessary, but usually works for me on the second try.
Also, the drinking upside down thing does work. My young daughter can't hold her breath, so I get her to kneel on the floor, making sure the top of her head is touching the floor. Then I place a glass of water in front of her mouth with a straw in it and she drinks. A couple of mouthfuls of the water like this tend to do the trick.
Also, the drinking upside down thing does work. My young daughter can't hold her breath, so I get her to kneel on the floor, making sure the top of her head is touching the floor. Then I place a glass of water in front of her mouth with a straw in it and she drinks. A couple of mouthfuls of the water like this tend to do the trick.
Fortunately I rarely get hiccups but taking two or three sips of wine vinegar usually works for me as it's extremely acid and gives quite a shock to the swallowing system, which breaks the hiccup reaction. However if your hiccups usually happen in the pub when drinking lager you may have to carry the vinegar around in a little hip flask !
It's all about not concentrating on the next hiccup as it encourages it....
If on a night out, to cure someone elses, get them to lay their hand flat on a wall/table/someone's back (the more obtuse the better). They need to take their forefinger of other hand and trace around every lump and bump on the hand. The other person is well within their right to tell them to start again as they've missed a bit. Shout a bit, snarl a bit and hey presto, hiccups are gone!
Not sure about a cure for doing yourself though! LOL!!
If on a night out, to cure someone elses, get them to lay their hand flat on a wall/table/someone's back (the more obtuse the better). They need to take their forefinger of other hand and trace around every lump and bump on the hand. The other person is well within their right to tell them to start again as they've missed a bit. Shout a bit, snarl a bit and hey presto, hiccups are gone!
Not sure about a cure for doing yourself though! LOL!!
Hiccups are caused by too much oxygen (to the diaphragm) so the solution that works is to breathe into a paper bag (like you would get someone who is hyperventilating to do) until they subside - this works by limiting the amount of oxygen that you inhale.
If you run out of oxygen in the paper bag before the hiccups subside, just release the paper bag at the side of your mouth a little to allow a small amount of air back in so you can continue to breathe without suffocating yourself.
If you run out of oxygen in the paper bag before the hiccups subside, just release the paper bag at the side of your mouth a little to allow a small amount of air back in so you can continue to breathe without suffocating yourself.
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