12 second Cure for Hiccups

Forget drinking water upside down, holding your breath for 2 minutes, being frightened, meditation and all the others.  This is finally the true hiccup cure, stopping hiccups in as little as 12 seconds every time.

HICCUPS: a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound. (http://www.dictionary.com)

I tend to get the hiccups around 4 times a week.  Sometimes they can go on for several minutes and it's a bit of a hassle.  I've tried all the so called "cures" with little to no success.  Even the cure which does work takes several minutes of effort.  It was only by accident that I stumbled onto what I believe is finally THE cure for hiccups.  To my knowledge this is unique and the fastest cure ever developed.  During a bad case several weeks ago I started holding my breath, then out of boredom began walking around my living room.  I decided to do a little stretching while holding my breath so placed my hands above my door frame and leaned forward, and what do you know within seconds the hiccups stopped.  You should feel an arch to your back and your abdomen stretching.  Continue to push your hands upwards and let the weight of your body send you through the door frame.  Maintain this stretched position for 30-60 seconds while holding a big breath.  I take my large breath then perform the stretch and hold.  I have gotten my cure down to about 12 seconds now.  I've included an image in this post of the cure in action.  That's all!  Happy curing :)

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Comments

[anony-mouse]

eat a spoonful of peanut butter

[christopher talbot]

there are other ways as well.

holding your breath, and swallowing as many times as you possibly can in that time period will get rid of them as well.

[Jon Jigga]

That's some buuuulshit...

[fiveryanfrenzy]

WARNING: Holding your breath and stretching could cause minor injury... seriously.

[anony-mice]

what if you are too short to reach the door frame??

[superman]

You're all silly. All you need to do is wear a hat upside down, then jump 3 times, while speaking your grandmothers' name backward.

[Peter Ferreira]

I hate saying this, but I only remember having hiccups as a child. Those stopped when in prep school I learnt how to voluntarily burp.

Now it's like...
*HICCUP* (inner monologue goes...)
"Oh you want to go into hiccup mode?"
*SWALLOW AIR* ... *burp*
"Done! Take that!"

I suppose what you're doing is stretching your diafragm until you move whatever piece of food is lodged in a ticklish place.

Hope this helps, 'coz I know hiccups can be a pain.

[Pete]

Just realising that its a spasm of the diaphragm cures them for me

[Tim Somers]

Drinking a shot of lime juice also cures them and it isn't dependent upon height or the ability to hold your breath.

It's amazing, it's the mirrors...

[Sean Harrison]

Here's a good one:

Take a mouthful of water but don't swallow. Lean your back forward so your looking at the floor. Now swallow.

[jani]

probably works.

i've learned to relax certain muscles in my throath (no i have no idea which, i just do it) and that cures hiccup instantly. so this probably stretches the same..

altough if hiccuping is too strong it takes a while to concentrate enough, so if that happens i'll try this.

thanks!

[danieru]

This ALWAYS works for me.

Take in the biggest breath you can. Then, when you have it held, take anothr breath. Not a gulp, but a quick 'open mouth and suck in again'. Do this about 2 more times until you feel you might just burst and then release.

This takes about 5 seconds to do and always works. I have told many people to do this and they have never looked back.

(no door frame needed)

[EMichael]

Here are 2 guaranteed cures from my ex-doc-girlfriend who suffered from constant hiccups:

-- One teaspoon of sugar or a sugar packet - a chemical reaction causes the spasm to recede, and she used to carry sugar packets in her purse for just this reason.
-- Close your eyes and gently touch an eyelid - your body realizes that spams will now cause damage to your eyes, and calms you down enough to allow the hiccups to recede. Or so I think.

[tubs]

I recently discovered the same strech/hold breath method as well. I don't use a door frame. I simply sit in a chair and arch my back so my stomach is sticking out to the point where it's slightly uncomfortable and I can feel muscles stretching. I also hold my breath. It's worked several times so far...

[Antonio]

One teaspoon of vinegar.

Seriously.

I was a sceptic when told to do this, but it stopped my hiccups straight away.

[Skizmo]

[Warning]
Holding your breath to long can cause a deadly effect.

[King Kong]

"i've learned to relax certain muscles in my throat"

You must be very popular.

[Matt]

I go with what Peter says, and use the voluntary burp method. You like, "swallow" some air, then burp, and the hiccups are gone. Every time.

12 seconds? More like 2 seconds.

[Kamin]

I just burp. Take a big gulp of a drink, and let out a burp. Works everytime for me.

[Mike]

Not to sound bad here, but creating an orgasm also will stop hiccups. I'm not sure why, but it's scientifically true - it interrupts the chemical patterns triggering the hiccups.

[Death]

anything that stretches or resets your diaphragm will work. The diaphragm is what causes the hiccups. NOT the throat.

[ShizNet]

it's easy: just reinstall your Windows XP and every thing will go away!

[ani]

Hiccups are easy to solve without holding your breath or holding door frames.

All you need to do is inhale and exhale at a slower rate until the hiccup goes away. Your abdomen is working to control muscle the spasms. Depends on activities that trigger recurring of hiccups, the general response response time is about 5 to 30 seconds.

This method has worked for the last 15 years.

[Answer]

Holding my breath and drinking water at the same time, through when the next hiccup should have occured always works for me.

[A. Nonymous]

@EMichael
"Close your eyes and gently touch an eyelid - your body realizes that spams will now cause damage to your eyes, and calms you down enough to allow the hiccups to recede."

Well, hey, why not: "Place the butt of a loaded gun on your diaphragm, pointed at your head. Use your finger to tighten the trigger to almost the breaking point. Your body now REALLY realizes that a spasm will cause damage... no way is it going to hiccup now!"

Feh!

@King Kong
LOL!