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

[Richard Lee]

Easy cure, put a plastic bag over your head until you pass out, then voilà! no more hiccups.

(this is a joke, don't try it)

[Dr. Holland phd]

The best cure for the hiccups is a spoonful of peanut butter...cures the hiccups instantly!

[d]

tubs said it earlier but yeah a tsp of vinegar works every time.

[mike]

If you are getting hiccups that frequently, you MIGHT want to get checked out by your doctor. In all seriousness, frequent or prolonged episodes of hiccups can be a sign of a more serious GI problem...

You episodes sound frequent, so I thought I'd just let you know!

[frosty]

fucking idiot.

easiest way to stop hiccups is have a long slow inhale and exhale through the mouth. stops it dead in about 3 seconds.

enough bullshit about hanging from a door frame holding your breath while shagging your mother.

[muesli]

yeah vinegar works better than anything else. try it once and you will be amazed. you can actually feel the hiccups going away.

if the thought of vinegar disgusts you: take a tsp of sugar and pour vinegar over it. works just as well and doesn't taste as bad.

cheers,
muesli

[snowy]

drink half a cup of water (about 7 gulps) non-stop. easy as that.

[Dave]

Do I hear a Hold your hiccups for a Wii contest comming on????

[Ivan Minic]

Holding breath for 10-15 seconds works for me

[Lizard Jesus = Lezus]

As sick as it sounds, they say sticking a finger up your butt helps stop the hiccups (I haven't tried this, nor do I want to - it was featured on digg from an article in a Science publication).

Also sugar on the tongue (never works).
Drinking water (never works).
And getting scared (works but seriously difficult to do).
Also they say eating something helps (and it does).

[UltimateGordita]

If you don't have a door from, you can arc your back yourself. If you put your hands behind your back and then grab your opposite elbows pulling forward. It will allow you the same freedom. I've been using this trick myself for a few years now. This does not work on violent hiccups though. Or hiccups caused by emotional distress (those will go away for a minute, then return).

[george marinov]

have somebody stare you in the eyes for a good half minute. long but the most pleasant so far.

[Jeff]

INSTANT CURE FOR HICCUPS:
(Works EVERY time)

1 tablespoon full of sugar:
(Chew and swallow) Followed by
1 glass of water

Instant hiccup removal.
(Your dentist won't approve)

[Shaun]

What works for me every time:

Try and swallow as many times as possible for 60 seconds... Do not drink anything, just sit there and try to swallow as many times as possible... before you know it, they're gone...

[Moe]

someones got a tan

[Dave]

works better when you hang by your feet

[william]

A spoonful of sugar stops hiccups instantly.

[Kal]

In my family, a glass of warm~hot orange juice (either concentrate or pressed) works wonders against hiccups.

[blue]

Place 1 teaspoon of sugar, (heaping) into your mouth and slowly let it dissolve. Hiccups gone! It really is that easy.

(Note, don't try this if you have been drinking alcohol, it may have bad results)

[Steve]

From a bartender.. a method that has amazed many a customers for getting rid of hiccups.. Get a small bottle of Bitters and keep a couple of limes in your house.. soke 1 slice of lime with some bitters and suck on it. Hasn't failed anyone yet.. Give it a shot.

[Kahl]

The true cure for hiccups one the ig-nobel prize this year. digital rectal massage with circumferential motion

[sergio]

just drink from the upper rim of a glass.

[Ahh]

You get hiccups often because you have a lack of protein. Eat bananas more!

[Charles]

Hiccups are an "arrhythmia" of the diaphragm. The deep breath cure is best. Your streching achieved close the same thing -- motor-neuro reset of your diaphragm. If you are getting hiccups 4 times a week, that is a lot! Seek medical advice.

[Dave]

I'm sorry but there is no true cure to hiccups, you should have said a technique I use to get rid of my hiccups, seriously everyone's body is different therefore each method of eliminating hiccups wont work the same for everyone.