how do you stop hiccups?

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What Causes the Hiccups?
Hiccups are usually a reaction to your stomach and digestive system getting wonky. This happens when you eat too much, drink bubbly drinks like soda or swallow too much air. Some people get the hiccups for no reason at all. Other things that cause hiccups include skull fracture, epilepsy, tuberculosis and believe it or not, constipation (not being able to poop).

Common Cures for the Hiccups
Unlike sneezing, farting, burping, etc., hiccups don't serve any purpose. Hiccups are just annoying and pointless. How do you get rid of hiccups? Which remedy works best? Home remedies are usually based on the idea that you have to disrupt the hiccup cycle. Remedies include holding your breath, breathing into a bag, pulling your tongue, sudden fright, or - get this - eating sugar. Just drinking water, if done soon enough, might wash down a chunk of food in the throat that's pressing against a nerve.

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spoonful of sugar..works every time

scare the person with the hiccups. a sudden scare . something spontaneous.

drink three sips of water

I've always stopped for a second and focused on taking long deep breaths in and out and it has never failed me yet.

drink lots of water or hold your breath for a long time..

take a spoonful of white sugar, put it on your tongue. swallow.

Works 90% of the time.

A spoonful of peanut butter

Sugar works well. teaspoon is fine. :)

Put A Bag Over Your Head. And Breath In And Out.

Drink water WHILE you're holding your breath. Works every time.
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Hiccup. hiccup.

Hiccups result from involuntary spasms of the diaphragm. Many people get them after meals, and they can go on for hours if not brought to a halt.

here's how. try it and see which one works better or suits u best.

1. Hold your breath for 30 seconds and then release it. (this one always worked for me)

2. Breathe into a paper bag five times in a row.

3. Sip 10 consecutive gulps slowly from a glass of water without stopping to take a breath.

4. Put your face in ice-cold water for 30 seconds.

5. Swallow a teaspoon of dry white granulated sugar.
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There's no proven answer to that question.

But apparently most people hiccup 'cos they've been breathing too much oxygen.
However, I have no proof to back up my claim, lol.

I would say take one drink of water and hold your breath for 13 seconds

Drink water or Scare yourself.

ever1 is right
a spoonful of sugar. water.breathing..
but that 1 girl is wrong
u cannot hold ur breath 4 30 sec

Drink water from a glass backwards - over a sink so you won't spill it..works!!

lemon water, hot

Old wives tale, by placing a spit wad on the forehead and blowing on it nice and slow. Rx hyperventilation /have them breath into a paper bag.It reduce the O2 concentration in the Blood- Lactic acid caused by low sugar levels . Warning signs of stage 1 Diabetes.

this might sound a little weird but it works for me.

get a full cup of water.. warm or cold.. however you like it..now this is where it gets weird.. and mabe confusing.. but i'll do my best to explain.. bend over like you are trying to touch your toes.. and and start drinking the water.. usually when you drink a cup of water standing up the top of the cup touching your nose inbetween your eyes.. but drinking it upside down.. the top of the cup should be under your chin.. and dont bend over too much because the water might go up your nose.. take small gulps at a time.. do it until you drink it all.. then stand up straight and see if it goes away..

or another way to explain it is.. instead of putting your lips to the edge of the cup closest to you (how you normally drink from a cup).. you put it on the side farthest away from you (opposite of usually put your mouth to drink).. and bend over slowing til you could get the water to reach your mouth and start taking small gulps..

This is the only real way to instantly cure the hiccups! Look no further! The Hughes/Green method cure's the hiccups EVERY time GUARANTEED! You will be amazed! Hundreds of instantly cured hiccuper's have sent in their testimony's of deliverance! Files are available for researchers! Carefully understand both the HOW and the WHY of this method. If you don't get the WHY you might not get the HOW. Here's how to cure the hiccups:

"Hughes/Green Hiccups Cure"© 1997

(1) Pour a TALL glass of water.

(2) Hold your breath. ***

(3) IMPORTANT.PINCH YOUR NOSE CLOSED.

(4) Slowly, take 10 - 20 swallows of the water.while holding your breath with your nose pinched closed.

(5) When you can't stand it any more..you'll know by that overwhelming drowning sensation -- after a gasp, take a deep breath and relax.

This cures the hiccups 99 percent of the time - guaranteed! It's a proven medical remedy! (A second treatment could be necessary for stubborn cases.)

*** For stubborn cases, try EXHALING COMPLETELY and then taking 10 - 20 swallows.

NOW: HERE'S WHY IT WORKS: Hiccups are caused by an uncontrollable spasm in the diaphragm, (the "breathing" muscle). Often, this spasm is triggered by irritable conditions in the smooth muscles of the stomach or the esophagus. The "Hughes/Green Hiccups Cure" forces an increase in the carbon dioxide levels in the diaphragm itself, as well as in the stomach and esophagus. By swallowing, you are making the muscles work -- so they use up their available oxygen and replace it with carbon dioxide. By temporarily discontinuing to breath, you prohibit new oxygen from entering your body and thus create an anaerobic condition in the spasming diaphragm muscle. When the spasming diaphragm and stomach are deprived temporarily of oxygen and encounter the higher levels of carbon dioxide . you feel that scary drowning sensation! BUT this causes the spasming muscles to relax! The hiccups go away! Essentially, you are "tricking" your body into thinking that it's drowning . and it decides to use it's resources for something other than hiccuping. The rather "scary" drowning sensation caused by this method is NECESSARY for the method to work. If it's not just a little bit difficult . it doesn't work.

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