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34. Hiccups have been a lifelong problem for me

Mon Feb 3, 2025, 05:09 PM

Feb 3

I get them fairly often. Nothing would get rid of them. I would count them, going for the Guinness record, but would usually get bored around 200-300. My stomach would first just get upset, and then nausea would set in from the constant clenching of my diaphragm. Anything I might have been doing would have to stop because they were so disruptive. Of course finishing dinner was out of the question so I just left my spouse to eat alone.

Then I discovered a small straw called HiccAway. After decades of debilitating hiccups—they are gone in about 10 seconds using that straw! It’s truly amazing. A life-changer for me!

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What's your cure when you get the hiccups? I put sugar on my tongue and drink a full glass of water without stopping. [View all] debm55 Feb 3 OP

I just swallow at the same time as my hiccup and it's gone. unblock Feb 3 #1

Thank you unblock.Interesting. debm55 Feb 3 #2

Drink a little bit of bitters and then bite a slice of lime. LisaM Feb 3 #3

Thank you LisaM. debm55 Feb 3 #6

I take 12 sips of water and swallow each one separately whole holding my breath. Basso8vb Feb 3 #4

Interesting. Thank you Basso8vb. debm55 Feb 3 #8

Hiccups trueblueinmo Feb 3 #5

Thank you trueblueinmo debm55 Feb 3 #9

Hiccups are air in the stomach triggering an aborted expulsion repeatedly Bernardo de La Paz Feb 3 #7

Thank you very much for your interesting post. I will give it a try. Usually the hiccups start if I eat too fast. debm55 Feb 3 #10

Yes, then it is easy to inadvertently swallow some air if eating too fast. Commonest cause. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 3 #11

Thank you. debm55 Feb 3 #12

I just hold my breath. boonecreek Feb 3 #13

Thank you boonecreek. I have tried and it didn't work. I think after holding my breath, I take a large gulp of air in. debm55 Feb 3 #14

Deep breath, hold for as long as you are able. CanonRay Feb 3 #15

Thank you CanonRay, I have tried that and it doesn;t work for me. I am so glad it works for you debm55 Feb 3 #17

I know that this is a weird one, get a large grocery shopping bag, and put it over your head, and breath for a few SWBTATTReg Feb 3 #16

Thank you for your suggestion, SWBTATTReg debm55 Feb 3 #18

I do a Google search for cures. Emile Feb 3 #19

HAHAHHAhha Thank you Emile debm55 Feb 3 #20

Drink a glass of justaprogressive Feb 3 #21

How do you drink it upside down without the water going all over the place.?????? debm55 Feb 3 #22

ok hold water glass in hand justaprogressive Feb 3 #23

Thank you justaprogressive. debm55 Feb 3 #27

Works like a champ! happybird Feb 3 #26

I mutter a few mild oaths. Harker Feb 3 #24

Thank you Harker. No sugar? debm55 Feb 3 #28

Just plain water, debm55. Harker Feb 3 #38

Nothing. I ignore them and they go away after a little while. Seems they'd get worse if I tried to do anything about Dorothy V Feb 3 #25

Thank you Dorothy V debm55 Feb 3 #29

Hold my breath, works for me almost every time. LizBeth Feb 3 #30

Thank you LizBeth. I have tried but it doesn't work for me. debm55 Feb 3 #33

Bummer for you deb, and I mean it sincerely. Hate hiccups. LizBeth Feb 3 #41

Take your finger... OmegaX Feb 3 #31

Thank you very much OmegaX for sharing with us. debm55 Feb 3 #37

Tickle the soft upper palate of your mouth with a finger for a few seconds rurallib Feb 3 #32

Thank you ruralib. I have never tried this before. I will next time. debm55 Feb 3 #35

Hiccups have been a lifelong problem for me birdographer Feb 3 #34

Thank you very much birdographer and thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Feb 3 #36

A tablespoon of sugar has never failed to work for me. Different Drummer Feb 3 #39

Thank you Different Drummer, Sugar washed down with water works for me. debm55 Feb 3 #40