how do you give furby hiccups?
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i dont think he hicups, try feeding it when its not hungry
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Swallow 1 tsp. white table sugar, dry. A study found that this stopped hiccups immediately in 19 out of 20 people. Repeat up to three more times at 2-minute intervals if necessary.  \n  \n2.   Gulp down a glass of water if the sugar doesn't work.  \n  \n3.   Eat a piece of dry bread slowly.  \n  \n4.   Breathe in and out of a paper bag. Do not use a plastic bag under any circumstances, and don't do this longer than 1 minute.  \n  \n5.   Gargle with water (see 'How to Gargle').  \n  \n6.   Repeat the above steps until your hiccups stop.
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A burp is simply forced air through a closed epiglottis.  Hiccups are diaphragmatic spasms.
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No hiccups are not contagious but it might be possible to control them.  If one can control the hindbrain then it might be possible to contol ones hiccups...similar to people who can cause their eyes to shake rapidly.  \n\nSometimes if you get the hiccups then physcially try to hiccup again you won't hiccup (my friend does that to his daughter by telling her he'll give her a dollar if she would do it again, she usually can't)
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Drop the phone book on her head when she's not looking. \n\n\nI've also heard that you can cure hiccups by tickling. So tickle her until she slaps you, then slap her back twice as hard.
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THere isnt a scientific way to get rid of them. But some folk remedies are scaring people, eating a tablespoon of white sugar, or breathing in a paper bag. 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.
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Fill a glass with water and, bending over it, drink from the opposite side that you would normally drink from.  This contracts your muscles which are causing the hiccups and it never fails for me.....
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This is a true method.\n\nDrink from the backside of a cup of water!\n\nWith a cup half full, lower it waste high and bend over so that your mouth is on the back side of the cup. Continue bending and tip the cup so as to take a drink.\n\nWha-la, your hiccups are gone.
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This always works on me.......take a deep breath and hold it for 10 seconds, breath it out slowly until you have no more air in your lungs and then dont breath in for 10 seconds, breath in slowly....your hiccups should be gone!!!  You may need to do it twice!  Hope that helps!
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Here's a few remedies I found on the net that you could try:\n\nPat baby on the back. If your baby has the hiccups, hold her upright\nagainst your shoulder and pat her back gently, suggests Dr. Garcia.\n''Some babies are prone to swallow a lot of air when they nurse or\ndrink formula,'' he says. ''And too much swallowed air distends the\nstomach, which can lead to hiccups. Some gentle pats may help bring up\nthe air and stop the hiccups.''\nCheck the nipple. ''A baby may swallow too much air and hiccup if the\nhole in the nipple of the formula bottle is the wrong size,'' says Dr.\nGarcia. How can you tell? '' When you turn the bottle upside down you\nshould get a drip, drip, drip of formula that gradually stops, rather\nthan a free flow or no dripping at all,'' says Dr. Garcia. He\nrecommends experimenting with different bottle and nipple types to see\nwhat works best for your baby.\nGo ahead and feed. Don't delay feeding your baby just because he has\nhiccups. ''Hiccups won't interfere with your baby's eating. And eating\njust might make the hiccups go away,'' says Michael J. Pettei, M.D.,\nPh.D., associate professor of pediatrics at Albert Einstein School of\nMedicine of Yeshiva University in New York City, and co-chief of the\nDivision of Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Schneider Children's\nHospital of the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park,\nNew York.\n[...]\nBut don't overdo feeding either. During the first few months of life,\nif your baby always gets the hiccups after eating, overfeeding may be\nthe culprit. ''Try feeding your baby smaller portions, more\nfrequently,'' advises Robert Wyllie, M.D., head of the Section of\nPediatric Gastroenterology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio.\n''If you suspect that you've been overfeeding your baby, try feeding\nhim on demand rather than on a schedule you've created, and never push\nhim to eat more than he wants,'' Dr. Wyllie adds."\n[...]\nhttp://www.mothernature.com/Library/bookshelf/Books/50/65.cfm\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n   \nBaby's Bliss GripeWater may also provide relief...\n"A traditional European remedy, gripe water contains safe, fast,\neffective, natural ingredients for relieving colic discomforts. Gripe\nwater has been used by mothers for over a century to relieve babies\nfrom the discomforts of colic, stomach cramps, hiccups, gas and\nteething.\n[...]\nIn an independent conducted Customer Satisfaction Survey, 85% of\nrespondents said they found Baby's Bliss GripeWater to be effective in\nrelieving symptoms associated with colic, gas, hiccups, excessive\ncrying, teething and minor stomach upset!"\nhttp://www.mommysthinkin.com/baby's_bliss_gripewater.htm\nBaby's Bliss website\nhttp://www.babys-bliss.com\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n   \nAnise seed is also said to work...\n"Anise seed (for infants) Pour a cupful of boiling water over a\nteaspoonful of anise seeds; steep; give the baby one or two\nteaspoonsful. It often cures immediately. Nursing the baby will\nfrequently stop the hiccups, too."\nhttp://www.health911.com/remedies/rem_hic.htm
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hiccups are caused by activation of the thirst center in the brain.which activates the vagal reflex and diaphragm gets spasm. drinking water, holding your breath,jumping can all give relief.
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Listen to Peeatris. It's an old bartender's trick that really works. Put a spoonful of sugar in your mouth and let is dissolve. Swallow and hick-ups are gone. I've never seen it fail.
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A hiccup or hiccough (generally pronounced "hiccup" independent of the spelling) is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm; typically this repeats several times a minute. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes the glottis to close, creating the "hic" noise. A bout of hiccups generally resolves by itself, although many home remedies are in circulation to shorten the duration, and medication is occasionally necessary. By extension, the term "hiccup" is also used to describe a small and unrepeated aberration in an otherwise consistent pattern. The medical term is singultus.\n\nWhile many cases develop spontaneously, hiccups are known to develop often in specific situations, such as eating too quickly, taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing, or drinking an excess of an alcoholic beverage. Hiccups may be caused by pressure to the phrenic nerve by other anatomical structures, or rarely by tumors.
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This article has some good info:\n\n"Hic!" You've just hiccuped for what seems like the tenth time since you finished your big dinner. Wonder where these funny noises are coming from? The part to blame is your diaphragm (say: die-uh-fram). This is a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest, and all hiccups start here.\n\nThe diaphragm almost always works perfectly. When you inhale, it pulls down to help pull air into the lungs. When you exhale, it pushes up to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated. When this happens, it pulls down in a jerky way, which makes you suck air into your throat suddenly. When the air rushing in hits your voice box, you're left with a big hiccup.\n\nSome things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much, an irritation in the stomach or the throat, or feeling nervous or excited. Almost all cases of the hiccups last only a few minutes. Some cases of the hiccups can last for days or weeks, but this is very unusual, and it's usually a sign of another medical problem.\n\nYou've probably heard lots of suggestions for how to get rid of hiccups, and maybe you've even tried a few. Holding your breath and counting to 10 is one way some people can get rid of their hiccups. Other people say that drinking from the "wrong" side of a glass of water is the way to become hiccup-free.\n\nPutting sugar under your tongue might work, too. And maybe the most famous treatment - having someone jump out and scare you when you're not expecting it - helps some people wave good-bye to their hiccups. Boo!
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Swallowing a lot of air causes hiccups though I don't know why exactly. Surefire way to get rid of them: Hold your breath and take a few sips of water as you hold it. Wait about twenty seconds or so. This has never failed me.
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Hiccups are caused by:\n\n1. eating too fast resulting in swallowing a lot of air\n2. anything that irritates the diaphragm (too much alcohol, too much fatty food\n\nThere are several methods you can try to get rid of them:\n1. hold your breath\n2. drink a glass of water quickly\n3. pull hard on your tongue\n4. a spoon full of sugar placed on the back of your tongue and taken all at once (can be repeated)\n5. having someone scare you\n6. sniff smelling salts
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make your buttcheeks jiggle.