Hiccups-

Hiccups Treatment

Self-Care at Home
Numerous home remedies for hiccups exist. The reason that these remedies are thought to work is that carbon dioxide build-up in the blood will stop hiccups, which is what happens when you hold your breath. If the vagus nerve that runs from the brain to the stomach is stimulated, hiccups can also be alleviated (this is what is happening when you drink water or pull on your tongue).

Try these methods at home:

Hold your breath.
Drink a glass of water quickly.
Become frightened.
Use smelling salts.
Pull hard on your tongue.
Place one-half teaspoon of dry sugar on the back of your tongue. (You can repeat this process 3 times at 2-minute intervals. Use corn syrup, not sugar, in young children.) NOT WLS SURGERY FRIENDLY :)


Hiccups are sudden, involuntary contractions of the diaphragm muscle. As the muscle contracts repeatedly, the opening between your vocal cords snaps shut to check the inflow of air and makes the hiccup sound. Irritation of the nerves that extend from the neck to the chest can cause hiccups. In these instances, your stomach, which sits underneath and adjacent to the diaphragm, is distended or stretched. Because they occur in relation to eating and drinking, hiccups are sometimes thought to be a reflex to protect you from choking.

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[felxwolf]

hold your breath and drink..... it works.

[daperture]

woah me too, my hiccups dissappeared when i watched this.weird

[LosingWeight2Be110]

OMG!! my hiccups went away when i started this video nd i heard u with hiccups haha...i didnt have to do anything except listen to ur hiccups haha!! thanks...

[dhanle18]

You gotta drink water not random red liquid

[losingoneme]

You are so funny - with my band I get hiccups whenever anything gets stuck. hiccups are bad, hiccups when there is something actually stuck in there...ugh!

[imaswtgrl]

cure that ALWAYS worked for me was drinking water upside down! Good Luck

[LiLtinee]

I don't think I've had hiccups in years! Glad they're gone for you!

Dena

[bbolam72]

see alan scared the hicups away!!

yay alan well done, hubbies know best he he

-barry

[Journey2betrhealth]

Haven't had hiccups since surgery. Not sure what to suggest except patience. I bet they're gone by now anyway.

Donna:)

[imperceptibleme]

I get the hiccups sometimes when I eat any kind of bread.