How do you get rid of hiccups?
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Drink from the wrong side of the glass.
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For information about causes and treatment of hiccups, try:\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003068.htm
855103
Hiccups are caused by trapped air. Carbonated drinks like soda contain alot of air trapped in bubles which gives it the fizz. Hence those bubbles get trapped and cause you to burb or hiccup.
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The best remedy for hiccups that I have ever experienced is the following maneuver: Take a glass of water. Sit down. Spread your knees out and bend forward with your head between your knees (or come down as far as you are able to). With the front of your body bent forward as much as you can, take the glass of water, raise your head up (while keeping your body bent forward) and drink the glass of water. It looks strange, but it works, every time I've ever tried it. If you have malignant hiccups....those lasting for days at a time, then go to your doctor and ask for some Thorazine. It is an anti-psychotic medication, but it works for those nasty hiccups that refuse to go away. As a nurse, I have seen Thorazine work for the most resistant hiccups.
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hiccups result from involuntary spasms of the diaphragm. success varies depending on the individual's response and the severity of the hiccups.\n\nfor me, nothing helps of these method helps... i just let it happen, it will go away by itslef.
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hiccups are caused by your diaphram (the muscle seperating your chest area and  your lower abdomen) spasming... Usually it spasms due to irregular breathing.  So no holding your breath really doesn't work if it does for some people it shouldn't and is probably in their head.  However breathing evenly and calmly should calm it down and make them stop.
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Yawns and hiccups are our body's natural response to lack of oxygen.  Hiccups occur when our body thinks we're not breathing as often as we should, especially with any activity that involves using the mouth and respiratory system (eating/drinking or talking / singing).\n\nTherefore, use any one of the following (or a combination) as a cure for hiccups:\n\n1.) CLASSICAL / OPERA SINGER'S Long Breathing Exercises - Stand up, torso straight, head up, legs slightly apart, with your arms spread eagle-like almost to your ears.  Take a deep, deep breath -- imagine trying to fill your entire torso with air.  Hold for a few seconds.  Then, exhale all of the air as slowly as you possibly can, by making the sound of a snake ("Ssssss").  Slowly lower your arms all the way to rest on your sides as you say "Ssss," or until you have no breath left to expel. (You MUST expel all of it.)  Then repeat from the beginning.  Do at least 10 repetitions.\n \n2.)  Drink a glass of water.  Swallow large gulps, but not in rapid succession.  Take one big gulp every 10 seconds, until you finish off the glass.  \n\n3.) BRIDAL MARCH -- Start walking very slowly, taking slow breaths and exhaling properly as you do.  Walk like a bride:  one foot step forward , feet together;  other foot forward, both feet together.\n\n4.) TRY TO FORGET ABOUT TRYING TO GET RID OF HICCUPS.  Focus on something else vastly more important, more urgent, more interesting.  (Example:  look at some gorgeous nude guy's pic.)  Don't forget to breathe luxuriously.  :-)  Your body will gradually realize you don't need to hiccup to get enough oxygen, especially with your brain pre-occupied with something else.
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"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. It pulls down when you inhale to help pull air into the lungs, and it pushes up when you exhale to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated, and when this happens, it pushes up in a jerky way that makes your breath come out differently from how it normally does. When this irregular breath 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. Putting 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.
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Try holding your breath, spoonful of peanut butter, glass of water through a paper towel, brushing your teeth.Ever notice how you can go days, weeks or months without the hiccups. Then one day you get them on and off ALL day!!!! SO annoying!!!Good luck!!!
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For me, I day-dream on purpose.  When you day-dream you forget about the hiccups, and breathe normal, thus, getting rid of the hiccups.  For anyone who reads this, you really should try this; IT WORKS!
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What Causes the Hiccups?\nHiccups are usually a reaction to your stomach and digestive system getting wonky. This happens when you eat too much, drink bubbly drinks like soda or swallow too much air. Some people get the hiccups for no reason at all. Other things that cause hiccups include skull fracture, epilepsy, tuberculosis and believe it or not, constipation (not being able to poop). \n\nCommon Cures for the Hiccups\nUnlike sneezing, farting, burping, etc., hiccups don't serve any purpose. Hiccups are just annoying and pointless. How do you get rid of hiccups? Which remedy works best? Home remedies are usually based on the idea that you have to disrupt the hiccup cycle. Remedies include holding your breath, breathing into a bag, pulling your tongue, sudden fright, or - get this - eating sugar. Just drinking water, if done soon enough, might wash down a chunk of food in the throat that's pressing against a nerve.
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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
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because the air causes their stomach muscle (i don't know the word in English) to be excited...so the muscle will contract rapidly, causing the air to go out quickly, with a sound...To end it, you must take a deep breath and hold your respiration for about one minute...keep the air in...this will relax the muscle and will cause you to stop the hiccups. when you let the air out, let it out easily, not quickly.
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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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I have two tried and true methods that work quite well. First, if you have a glass of water handy, take 10-15 small sips of water without breathing. This works similiarly as holding your breath, but I think teh drinking helps calm the diaphram. The second method is good if your friend has the hiccups and it's bothering you. Ask them quickly what they had for dinner two nights ago, or another similar question that will cause them to focus. 90% of the time as they are stumbling, "Umm...let's see...I think..." their hiccups will be gone! Good luck!
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Hiccups occur when a spasm contracts the diaphragm, a large sheet of muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. This spasm causes an intake of breath that is suddenly stopped by the closure of the vocal cords (glottis). This closure causes the characteristic "hiccup" sound. A very full stomach can cause bouts of hiccups that go away on their own. Full stomach can be caused by: eating too much too fast, drinking too much alcohol, swallowing too much air, smoking, sudden change in stomach temperature, such as drinking a hot beverage and then a cold beverage, and emotional stress or excitement. Hiccups that last longer than 48 hours are called persistent hiccups. Hiccups that last longer than a month are called intractable hiccups.  Both persistent and intractable hiccups may be a sign of a more serious health problem and require an exam by a health professional. There really is no way to prevent them.
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Hiccups are caused by an irritation of the phrenic nerve under the diaphragm.There is an Rx you can ask your doctor about if they are very bothersome.Xylocaine Viscous