How to Get Rid Of Hiccups

Maintain your breath for ten seconds while recumbing or lying down. This is my preferred method to get rid of hiccups, and it is sure one of the most popular. It does work thus well that I 'm not above slinking down in my seat at a crowded together eating house to use it. I loosely hold my breath for a trifle more x seconds I 'm not above killing a couple of brain cells to get the chore done.
Massage the upper, back part of the roof of your mouth. It may sound strange, but I got this one from my doctor. It stimulates the wandering nerve, which will subdue diaphragm spasms and get rid of hiccups for most people. He advised using a cotton-tipped applicator (he actually said Q-tip, but I 'm no corporate stooge). Sensitive gag reflex? Try pulling on your tongue, as this also stimulates the pneumogastric.
Drink a large glass of cold water quickly. This method will get rid of hiccups in {a few } ways. It gets your mind off your hiccups, it increases the {carbon dioxide } level in your blood, and the act of swallowing water lightly stimulates the {vagus nerve}. If this fails, try gargling ice water. At the very least, you'll get hydrated.
Breathe into a poke for a minute or two . This method helps to get rid of hiccups by calming you down and disrupting your breathing pattern. It also alters the oxygen to CO2 ratio in your blood stream, which can calm diaphragm spasms. I would n't pull this trick publically or at work though ; people will think you 've got mental health problems.
Eat up a spoonful of sugar. A 1971 study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that eating a spoonful of sugar can help people in getting rid of hiccups. Simply place one teaspoon of sugar on the back of your tongue and enjoy. Sticky foods like peanut butter or honey are said to work in a like fashion.

More Ways to Get Rid of Hiccups.

Belching. This can help to undo any air you 've swallowed that might have caused hiccups. It sure as shooting helps babies after they 've had a meal. Men who are genetically closer to hoofed animals than primates are generally better at force burping than women, but anyone can do it.

Get surprised or scared. I think this hiccup cure is doubtful, but some people assert that it does work, and it's certainly been around for a long time. How do you get frightened when you.
Get surprised or frightened. I cerebrate this hiccup remedy is doubtful, but some people assert that it does work, and it's surely been around for a long time. How do you get frightened when you know it's coming? My married woman would have to put a loaded gun to my head while shouting, "Hiccup once again bitchjust one more time." Going from hiccoughs to poop stains is n't precisely succeeding either.