Getting to Know You - Friday - December 12

[Ann]

What's your favorite cure for hiccups???

Drinking a glass of water

Drinking a glass of water upside down. Hmmmmm, that sounds tricky! lol! lol!

Scaring/startling/distracting the hiccupper

Holding your breath

Getting drunk! heehee!

Other?

[Ry]

Other: Taking slow deep breaths seems to stop the spasm.

[SandraL]

This works with my kids. I ask them to let me take a look down their throat. So they open wide and I look and say no I don't really think that is hiccups and this carries on for a few minutes...and voila, all of sudden no more hiccups.

[Ann]

I always hold my breath for a few seconds. Doesn't always work on the first try but eventually it seems to make them go away.

[Larry's Wife]

Try pinching your earlobes between thumb and forefinger.

[shineladysue]

Take a deep breath, tilt your head back and swallow... it's not so comfortable , but it works for me most of the time. Does it seem like people have hiccupping days? I mean I can go months without hiccups and the have them two or three times in a day.. even when I'm sober..

Sue

[luvmydog2]

9 tiny sips of water followed by 1 big drink of water. I have used this for over 35 years and it works for me everytime.

[jaminkw]

Another "works every time." I remember amazing a teenage in my office with this fail-proof trick my daughter taught me years ago: Put a finger in each ear while you have someone hold and gently tip a glass of water to your lips. Drink slowly and steadily as long as you can without stopping . continuing to keep your fingers in your ears. I swear it works!

Judy in Key West