Hiccups solutions!
Hiccups are common and harmless, usually stopping after a few minutes. Chronic hiccups that last days, months, or even years may indicate a serious underlying disease. To cure your hiccups, try any of the following.
- Hold your breath for as long as possible. Repeat until the attack stops.
- Hold a paper bag tightly over your mouth and nose, and breathe in and out several times.
- Drink ice-cold or hot water.
- Eat crushed ice.
- Gargle water.
- Sit down and lean forward, pulling up your knees to compress your chest.
- Consult a doctor if the hiccups become a chronic or disturb eating, sleeping or work.
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mm..i’ll try the “hold ur breath” tip!!
An MD buddy says to open a packet of sugar, pour on tongue, and swallow. The grains will irritate the nerve that causes hiccups, thus “short circuiting” the reflex. Try it.