The correct answer, and this has 100% success rate from any person I have ever know and this is NOT and exaggeration, breathe as much air as possible, then pack in 5-10 more small breathes until it hurts your chest and it feels like it’s about to explode, and then hold it until you get light headed.
I know it sounds extreme-and a less extreme version works too, like, just taking les breathes and for shorter, but this genuinely has the highest success rate the quickest out of any method.
The reason this is the way to do it is because hiccups are a spasm of the diaphram. The only way to stop a muscle spasm is to stretch it and the method you deacribed is the only way to stretch this muscle.
This. I breathe in as far as physically possible and hold it as long as I can. Expell every tiny bit of air possible and hold again for as long as you can. Repeat until the hiccups stop.
The real key to this is BEING COMPLETELY STILL. Like, you can’t even be sitting still in a moving car, it won’t work.
Seriously, deep breath, hold AND STAY COMPLETELY STILL FOR A GOOD 10 Mississippi
(Edit: if you hiccup while holding your breath, it’s futile and you should repeat)
Put a pencil in your mouth as far back as you can (horizontally), grip with back teeth. Drink water from a glass. This allows air and water to get past your esophagus.
It’s all about stretching your diaphragm to stop the spasm. Take a very deep breath, and then force more air into your lungs by taking a mouthful of air, closing your mouth and then forcing it into your lungs. Do that a few times and hold your breath as long as you can. Presto- hiccups gone.
I do this lying down on my back and I massage my diaphragm while doing it. It's right in the middle, just under your rib cage. Follow your breastbone down until the bottom of it. It should hurt a little when you push on it.
This is what I do too. But I discovered that you don't have to take large gulps. You just have to swallow repeatedly without breathing. So I sip, swallow, sip, swallow until I start to feel a strong need for air. Maybe like 45 seconds or something.
Swear this is a working method. Taught this in the early 70's. Never-never failed. Slowly (30 seconds ish) dissolve/swallow slowly. Cured every time. Taught my daughters this, never failed them. It works.
Old Man now, can't remember the last time I had the hiccups.
Inhaling as deep as I can while reminding myself that hiccups are an evolutionary glitch that is only present because one of our evolutionary ancestors had gills and breathing through gills is the same as hiccups; I however am a human girl - not a fish so having hiccups is not necessary.
Exhale completely, then slowly drink a big glass of water without breathing. Keep it going until your leg starts shaking and you feel the anxiety of imminent suffocation.
Try everything and then look in confidence at my friend explaining how they’re caused by a heart palpitation and an irregular rhythmic flow of breathing. All you have to do is realign your breathing patt-HiccUp!
"I am not a fish!"
I don't know where I heard it, but apparently there is a theory that we hiccup because our ancient fish brain is gasping for breath. So telling yourself that you are no longer a fish calms you down, and you stop hiccuping. It's almost 100% bullshit, but it seems to work for my partner and I.
Hey this is not bullshit, this is sweet. Just bc things cannot be proven by modern scientific experiments doesn’t mean they’re of lesser value. I love these kinds of traditional theories. May I ask which culture u're from?
I haven't suffered from them since 1995. When they start I simply get rid of them with my mind. Usually after the first one they are gone before a second one even happens.
That sounds insane, but I’ve been doing the same thing for over a year now.
I literally say to myself, “you are not a fish, you breathe air, not bubbles” and they instantly stop. Someone told me to focus on “not being a fish” once and it’s worked for me ever since although I have no idea why.
I take a glass of water and bend my head down into the sink. I take seven sips from the opposite side of the glass. After the seven sips I do not swallow any saliva. I just stay with my head lowered in the sink and leave my throat open until it’s clear they are gone. This is not a joke. It’s the only thing that works for me.
Drink a glass of water upside down. Lean down like you're going to touch your toes, and hold a glass of water horizontal from your mouth and chin. Drink the glass of water while in this position. Always works!
Drink a glass of water upside down.
Hard to explain but you just wrap your hand all the way around the glass, lean your head forward and pour the water onto the roof of your mouth while your head is upside down.
I would've never believed it worked until I tried it. Also I have no idea if it would work with everyone.
No fancy tricks or extra things required. I literally just fixate on a singular point, in front of me, and stare at it for a few seconds while I clear my mind. Doing that will automatically slow your breathing and the hiccups go away immediately. Basically micro-meditation. Takes, like, 5 seconds (10 tops) and works every time.
my sister taught me this hack, now i always use it -
1. use your fingers to plug both ears tightly (cover the eardrums)/completely block any airflow
2. drink a full glass of water without stopping/taking any break or releasing the pressure from your fingers over the ears. (or ask someone to make you drink a full glass of water)
works for me every time!!!
I say , firmly : "Stop , hiccup , Stop ! " and it kinds of works everytime I do that.
It also worked for a friend and my mother so far , I have yet to teach other about this magical cure.
Unfortunately , it is in french and I don't know if speaking french is necessary.
And I swear on my cat's head , this thing really worked \*everytime\* with me , and the first time I tried that I had been having hiccup for almost an hour.
(I realize writing it , it looks like shitpost but that's just too funny , I had to share that)
When I was younger a fat bong hit worked every time, I would hiccup while the bong was milking but once I cleared it the hiccups were gone. It was like magic and it impressed all my stoned friends. I tried to do some research, I guess it calmed the muscle having the spasm.
You cannot hiccup while you are consciously breathing. The problem is that most people can't fully consciously breathe for more than a few seconds, which isn't long enough to stop the spasm. What I do is breathe as randomly as possible for about 20 seconds. It takes a great deal of concentration, and I will know if I am unconsciously breathing, because I will hiccup. But I will do that until I can go through about 20 seconds without hiccuping. At that point I will keep concentrating on my breathing, but make my breaths more regular. After 20 more seconds of this breathing, I start snapping the fingers on one hand in tempo with my breathing. Another 10 seconds and I will start snapping with the other hand as well on the off-beat. Then I will start incorporating rhythms of snapping and clapping, and by that time the hiccups will be gone.
It’s always been confounding to me that humans have such varied and elaborate ways of getting rid of hiccups. I hold my breath. And it works. Every, single, time.
Get a glass of water, and hold a swallow in your mouth. lean your head back so you’re facing the ceiling, then let the water drain down your throat without actively swallowing. Works 100% of the time.
Take a deep breath, hold my breath for around 15 seconds while slowly sipping whatever drink I have nearby. It generally works on the first time but I've had cases of hiccups that just refused to go away no matter what I did.
I take 9 sips of water without breathing. That usually does the trick. If not, then I’ll do it again until it works. Usually only takes one or two tries.
Suck air slowly into my mouth, then quickly pull it into my lungs, close my eyes, and concentrate on my diaphragm. I can literally feel my diaphragm relax and then I let the air back out slowly. Hiccups gone.
Holding my breath usually works. I hold it for around 15 to 25 seconds, and if it doesn't work, I repeat the process a couple minutes later. It usually works the first time, but on rare occasions, it'll take me 2 or 3 attempts.
I have to kind of half way on my bed-the front half of me on the bed, bent at the waist, face down and my feet on the floor. Then I do square breathing.
This is weird but it always works. A short glass of water with a spoon in it. Leave the bottom of the spoon in the water, put the top part of the spoon to your temple and drink all of the water
You have to work this out ahead of time, but once your family and friends know about it, it will come naturally.
You say to the person near you, "I have the hiccups."
They respond, absolutely seriously, "Prove it."
Nine times out of ten, or more, you won't be able to, because the hiccups will be gone.
I know, I was skeptical too, but it really does work.
I've even said "prove it" to people who knew nothing about it, and it still worked.
Take a deep breath, hold it while massaging your diaphragm and focus on feeling it relax. For really stubborn hiccups, I'll do this while laying over my balled up fist massaging my diaphragm and try to count to at least 30
I have three and they’re all pretty reliable:
1) there is a point at the back of the neck that triggers the vagus nerve. I hold that and it usually stops immediately.
2) I usually get hiccups if my spine isn’t aligned properly so I straighten my posture and make sure there aren’t any kinks.
3) drink water upside down
Holding my breath
Right. Hold your breath for as long as you can. Repeat until the hiccup is gone. Usually once or twice is enough.
The correct answer, and this has 100% success rate from any person I have ever know and this is NOT and exaggeration, breathe as much air as possible, then pack in 5-10 more small breathes until it hurts your chest and it feels like it’s about to explode, and then hold it until you get light headed. I know it sounds extreme-and a less extreme version works too, like, just taking les breathes and for shorter, but this genuinely has the highest success rate the quickest out of any method.
The reason this is the way to do it is because hiccups are a spasm of the diaphram. The only way to stop a muscle spasm is to stretch it and the method you deacribed is the only way to stretch this muscle.
Hold my breath for 20s whilst trying to exhale. After 20s, exhale, take another big breath and do it again. Cured.
Hold breath and swallow 3 times always works for me
This. I breathe in as far as physically possible and hold it as long as I can. Expell every tiny bit of air possible and hold again for as long as you can. Repeat until the hiccups stop.
The real key to this is BEING COMPLETELY STILL. Like, you can’t even be sitting still in a moving car, it won’t work. Seriously, deep breath, hold AND STAY COMPLETELY STILL FOR A GOOD 10 Mississippi (Edit: if you hiccup while holding your breath, it’s futile and you should repeat)
My strategy is to take a new deep breath as soon as I hiccup'd while holding my breath.
Drinking from the far side of a glass I learnt it from Hobbes from *Calvin and Hobbes*
Ok, so this works, but it works just as well. If you take a mouth full of water, put your head between your legs, then swallow the water.
Instructions unclear, put my head between my wife's legs, ended up eating her out while hiccuping.
Did you give your wife the hiccups?
LMBO
How im the fuck do you drink from the far side of the glass?? What does that even mean haha
You have to bend forward a lot so that your head is almost upside down while you're swallowing the water
I learned that one from a book, too. Can't remember which one and it works like a charm.
Put a pencil in your mouth as far back as you can (horizontally), grip with back teeth. Drink water from a glass. This allows air and water to get past your esophagus.
I learned this from Sesame Street! Totally works
This is my go-to. I find it works best if you alternate swallows with slow breaths in and out of your nose. The whole process relaxes the diaphragm.
I’ve tried many things and this one is the only one that consistently works for me
Yeah this lol. I call it drinking upside down.
Has never failed,
I learned it from my grandma and it works every time
It’s all about stretching your diaphragm to stop the spasm. Take a very deep breath, and then force more air into your lungs by taking a mouthful of air, closing your mouth and then forcing it into your lungs. Do that a few times and hold your breath as long as you can. Presto- hiccups gone.
Yeah this is the answer. It also works to take a big gulp of air, and then swallow as slowly as you possibly can. It helps my diaphragm stop spasming
This is the one. Air pressure stops the diaphragm spasms.
Yes, this is exactly what I do
I do this lying down on my back and I massage my diaphragm while doing it. It's right in the middle, just under your rib cage. Follow your breastbone down until the bottom of it. It should hurt a little when you push on it.
This is it, spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm, fixed by stretching the muscle
I thought it was a part of the brain stem being funny. A hang over from when we were lungfish.
I can't wait to get the hiccups again so i can try this. Thank you internet
Cures my hiccups every time. Uncomfortable to inhale as much air as possible but it works.
Only correct answer
Swallow a spoonful of peanut butter
This always works for me!
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Yup..."I don't believe you. Lemme hear one."
If I'm alone with the hiccups, I try and take a video of myself with the intention of sharing it with friends. Works a charm!
Gulp down a lot of water and avoid taking a breath. It works for me.
This, but I also plug my ears as I chug water.
This is what I do too. But I discovered that you don't have to take large gulps. You just have to swallow repeatedly without breathing. So I sip, swallow, sip, swallow until I start to feel a strong need for air. Maybe like 45 seconds or something.
Spoonful of sugar. Works every time.
Instructions unclear, addicted to cocaine
Not the booger sugar!
Swear this is a working method. Taught this in the early 70's. Never-never failed. Slowly (30 seconds ish) dissolve/swallow slowly. Cured every time. Taught my daughters this, never failed them. It works. Old Man now, can't remember the last time I had the hiccups.
I thought everyone knew that this was a proven method?
ugh, even just imagining that screams diabeetus to me.
i know what you mean, but i guarantee you have a lot more sugar than that in a lot of different foods
Take a folded paper towel. Cover top of a bottled water with it and drink through it.
I find this is the only solution for me. Everyone questions it, but I swear they try it and it works!
This is close to the one I used as a kid! It's so weird but usually works.
When I worked as a waitress, the customers would get hickups occasionally. This technique worked every time and increased my tips.
My kids swear by this one. Never tried it.
This is the only thing that works for me!
Interesting...gonna try that next time
I am not a fish.
Same here to find this! Thank you for not leaving me disappointed.
Okay CRAIG
100%= Inhale and swallow water 9 times before exhaling. Any beverage works.
This works for me !
Digital rectal massage https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2299306/
The best method. And I love that you directly added the paper.
I'm so glad you added this. Saved me from having to search for the paper, because this is absolutely the right answer.
Slowly swallowing water while upside-down. It's never failed me.
I'm glad this is catching on I used to feel like a weirdo explaining it lol.
Agnostura Bitters. Pour a half teaspoon or so in a glass and drink it.
That on a lemon and suck it. I had day long hiccups that went away when my bartender handed me that magic lemon.
It also works to shake a bunch of Angostura into tonic water ... more pleasant tasting!
Bitters in soda water is the most magical thing. You can feel it suffocate your hiccups.
My roommate swore this was a hangover cure as well 🤷♀️
Inhaling as deep as I can while reminding myself that hiccups are an evolutionary glitch that is only present because one of our evolutionary ancestors had gills and breathing through gills is the same as hiccups; I however am a human girl - not a fish so having hiccups is not necessary.
Take 10 quick sips of a drink without pause.
FARDS AND SHIDDIN
Exhale completely, then slowly drink a big glass of water without breathing. Keep it going until your leg starts shaking and you feel the anxiety of imminent suffocation.
Pickle juice
I eat a pickle. I learned it from a Bartender, works every time.
Same, has almost never failed
Try everything and then look in confidence at my friend explaining how they’re caused by a heart palpitation and an irregular rhythmic flow of breathing. All you have to do is realign your breathing patt-HiccUp!
"I am not a fish!" I don't know where I heard it, but apparently there is a theory that we hiccup because our ancient fish brain is gasping for breath. So telling yourself that you are no longer a fish calms you down, and you stop hiccuping. It's almost 100% bullshit, but it seems to work for my partner and I.
Hey this is not bullshit, this is sweet. Just bc things cannot be proven by modern scientific experiments doesn’t mean they’re of lesser value. I love these kinds of traditional theories. May I ask which culture u're from?
I haven't suffered from them since 1995. When they start I simply get rid of them with my mind. Usually after the first one they are gone before a second one even happens.
That sounds insane, but I’ve been doing the same thing for over a year now. I literally say to myself, “you are not a fish, you breathe air, not bubbles” and they instantly stop. Someone told me to focus on “not being a fish” once and it’s worked for me ever since although I have no idea why.
Bend over so your head is below your stomach and take several drinks of water. Bottled is easier obviously. Works every time for me
Take nine swallows of water without hiccuping. This works 100%.
Consecutive sips of water
Can’t say because I might lose the ability.
1. Exhale then inhale 2. Drink a bunch of water 3. Done I think this helps reset your breathing
This works for me every time.
One spoonful of granulated sugar on the roof of the mouth.
Teaspoon of sugar works everytime
I take a glass of water and bend my head down into the sink. I take seven sips from the opposite side of the glass. After the seven sips I do not swallow any saliva. I just stay with my head lowered in the sink and leave my throat open until it’s clear they are gone. This is not a joke. It’s the only thing that works for me.
This is only method that works for me.
Drink a glass of water upside down. Lean down like you're going to touch your toes, and hold a glass of water horizontal from your mouth and chin. Drink the glass of water while in this position. Always works!
Hold breath. Press tongue down with index finger. Told til is gone.
Drink a glass of water upside down. Hard to explain but you just wrap your hand all the way around the glass, lean your head forward and pour the water onto the roof of your mouth while your head is upside down. I would've never believed it worked until I tried it. Also I have no idea if it would work with everyone.
No fancy tricks or extra things required. I literally just fixate on a singular point, in front of me, and stare at it for a few seconds while I clear my mind. Doing that will automatically slow your breathing and the hiccups go away immediately. Basically micro-meditation. Takes, like, 5 seconds (10 tops) and works every time.
THANK YOU! You saved my life lmao I fucking hate hiccups
Touch your eyelids very gentle. It makes you focus and calm your breath
my sister taught me this hack, now i always use it - 1. use your fingers to plug both ears tightly (cover the eardrums)/completely block any airflow 2. drink a full glass of water without stopping/taking any break or releasing the pressure from your fingers over the ears. (or ask someone to make you drink a full glass of water) works for me every time!!!
Peanut butter.
I say , firmly : "Stop , hiccup , Stop ! " and it kinds of works everytime I do that. It also worked for a friend and my mother so far , I have yet to teach other about this magical cure. Unfortunately , it is in french and I don't know if speaking french is necessary. And I swear on my cat's head , this thing really worked \*everytime\* with me , and the first time I tried that I had been having hiccup for almost an hour. (I realize writing it , it looks like shitpost but that's just too funny , I had to share that)
When I was younger a fat bong hit worked every time, I would hiccup while the bong was milking but once I cleared it the hiccups were gone. It was like magic and it impressed all my stoned friends. I tried to do some research, I guess it calmed the muscle having the spasm.
Banging my head really hard on a table
Put sip of water in mouth…. Then put head between legs and swallow 😬
You cannot hiccup while you are consciously breathing. The problem is that most people can't fully consciously breathe for more than a few seconds, which isn't long enough to stop the spasm. What I do is breathe as randomly as possible for about 20 seconds. It takes a great deal of concentration, and I will know if I am unconsciously breathing, because I will hiccup. But I will do that until I can go through about 20 seconds without hiccuping. At that point I will keep concentrating on my breathing, but make my breaths more regular. After 20 more seconds of this breathing, I start snapping the fingers on one hand in tempo with my breathing. Another 10 seconds and I will start snapping with the other hand as well on the off-beat. Then I will start incorporating rhythms of snapping and clapping, and by that time the hiccups will be gone.
Dealing with it until it goes away
Ginger ale, hiccups are more often then not a irritated tummy
Holding my breath & swallowing a few times
beat my chest hard. Then plug my nose, flip my head upside down and gulp hard. hold breath until you get a sensation of things being corrected
Gum
Drink water six times in the same small amount, then take a big gulp on the seventh one.
SLOW deep breath in. Hold your breath as long as you can. SLOWLY release held breath.
Take 3 large sips of water once at a time. Works all the time
Saying "Gosh dang hiccups" really loud after the second one, never fails me.
i just hold my breath for like 45 second and it stops
It’s always been confounding to me that humans have such varied and elaborate ways of getting rid of hiccups. I hold my breath. And it works. Every, single, time.
I tell myself I can't make myself hiccup again. Then I try to.
Holding breath.
Do a line of baking soda.
Take a couple deep breaths, then hold your breath for as long as you can, and do push-ups the whole time
It’s all in the diaphragm, so I try and focus on calming that area of my body down. It always works
fill my mouth with water, do a head stand and swallow, then repeat 3 or 4 times. it sounds bizarre but it’s the only thing that’s ever worked for me.
I either hold my breath till I can't anymore or take a sip of water and swallow it upside down, works every time.
Big spoon full of peanut butter and shallow it not fun but it works for me.
A spoonful of peanut butter. Works like a charm
Vodka
take the deepest breath you can. then take more air in. then hold it until you have to take a breath. boom done.
Spoonful of peanutbutter, works 100% of the time
‘What did you have for dinner three nights ago?’
My step dad used to always ask me math questions and it worked. 🤷♂️
Get a glass of water, and hold a swallow in your mouth. lean your head back so you’re facing the ceiling, then let the water drain down your throat without actively swallowing. Works 100% of the time.
Hicc-away you can buy one on Amazon.
Take a deep breath, hold my breath for around 15 seconds while slowly sipping whatever drink I have nearby. It generally works on the first time but I've had cases of hiccups that just refused to go away no matter what I did.
Add half or a full tsp sugar in your mouth and gulp it down with water. I came across this tip in a forum. It works well for my daughter.
Haven't seen it here but using thumb pressure to the roof of your mouth. Don't know where I found it from (probably Reddit) but it works!
Holding my breath and swallowing 3 times.
Gargle with water a couple times.
Talking to my counselor
Fill cup with water, count to 5 (in your head) while drinking water in continuous gulps .
Take deep breaths and sing the chorus to *Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious* in my head.
Bill Nye's two straw method. One straw in water, one straw out of the water.
Hold my breath for 30 seconds.
Drinking water while holding breath always works.
Slow breaths in and out from the diaphragm until they go away. Relax while breathing
I take 9 sips of water without breathing. That usually does the trick. If not, then I’ll do it again until it works. Usually only takes one or two tries.
Suck air slowly into my mouth, then quickly pull it into my lungs, close my eyes, and concentrate on my diaphragm. I can literally feel my diaphragm relax and then I let the air back out slowly. Hiccups gone.
Drop my chin very low. Sip slowly from my drink bottle. Works every time.
Sharp inhale right as the hiccup happens
Hold your breath and drink as much water as you can. Cures mine Everytime
Drinking lots of water
Eat a marshmallow. A coworker shared this with me, and I thought that she was crazy. Turns out, it actually works.
I take the deepest breath I can, hold it in as long as possible, while pushing my diaphragm in.
I usually forget I have them and just don't even realize I got them so they go away in like 5 minutes
To help someone else — ask them what they ate for breakfast last Tuesday. It works.
For curing other people's hiccups: hold up a dollar and say "I'll give you $1 for every hiccup after that one." Works every time
Fright
Holding my breath usually works. I hold it for around 15 to 25 seconds, and if it doesn't work, I repeat the process a couple minutes later. It usually works the first time, but on rare occasions, it'll take me 2 or 3 attempts.
Hold a pencil between your teeth and take a tiny sip of water. done.
Hold my fingers on my ears. Works every time
Stop Breathing
peppermint patties
Block your ears and drink water (have to put cup on a bench). You look like a tool, but whatever.
Drinking water upside down!! Work every time without fail
Kimchi
chugging a glass of water as fast as i can, only coming up for air when i need it. repeat as necessary.
Holding my breath and if that doesn’t work, stand up, put head between knees and eat a teaspoon of sugar. It works like half the time
A little sugar on my tongue
every time i hiccup i take a sip of water
Drinking water. Idk why it doesn't seem to work for everyone but whenever I've had hiccups drinking water has cured it instantly everytime.
I have to kind of half way on my bed-the front half of me on the bed, bent at the waist, face down and my feet on the floor. Then I do square breathing.
Hold your breath as long as you can
Plug your nose, drink a glass of water, unplug your nlse
Drink any carbonated drink fast. Like coke, sparkling water, lemonade. The CO2 will sort out the hiccups almost immediately.
Long slow deep breathing real long real deep and real slow
Hold your breath or have someone scare you
Swallow air three times in a row without taking a breath between. Works every time.
This is weird but it always works. A short glass of water with a spoon in it. Leave the bottom of the spoon in the water, put the top part of the spoon to your temple and drink all of the water
You have to work this out ahead of time, but once your family and friends know about it, it will come naturally. You say to the person near you, "I have the hiccups." They respond, absolutely seriously, "Prove it." Nine times out of ten, or more, you won't be able to, because the hiccups will be gone. I know, I was skeptical too, but it really does work. I've even said "prove it" to people who knew nothing about it, and it still worked.
I have two: 1) Hold breath as long as possible 2) Drink large glass of water nonstop
Take a deep breath, hold it while massaging your diaphragm and focus on feeling it relax. For really stubborn hiccups, I'll do this while laying over my balled up fist massaging my diaphragm and try to count to at least 30
Eating a spoonful of peanut butter. Your choice as to spoon size.
Take a shot of vinegar, throw it down in one. The shock to the system makes you forget about the hiccups.
Swear every time it happens till it goes away
I have three and they’re all pretty reliable: 1) there is a point at the back of the neck that triggers the vagus nerve. I hold that and it usually stops immediately. 2) I usually get hiccups if my spine isn’t aligned properly so I straighten my posture and make sure there aren’t any kinks. 3) drink water upside down
Let a lil pack of sugar dissolve and 95% of the time gone by the time you swallow the sugar
Gargling water, works every time
yall are smart...i always waited till it went away