Quick sips of water works for me.
Another technique that works only once when someone else is having a hiccup is to offer them a glass of water with a knife inside. The moment they see it, hiccup is gone.
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I actually learned this from an oncology nurse whose patients sometimes get chronic hiccups from certain chemo; the thing to do is have someone pull down on your earlobes while slightly cupping your ears forward,, and then you drink water slowly while they hold your earlobes. Works every time. I taught this to a friend who had trouble with hiccups after surgery and she says it saved her life.
I get terrible hiccups. Painful terrible. Have since i was a kid. And they make a weirder sound than usual, if I'm in public people always whip their heads around to look at me. Anyway, pickles. When I'm hiccuping nothing has ever worked but then, once I started making my own pickles, I can now just eat a single pickle and be good. They'll be gone. I'm just glad I like pickles now.
Just focus on your breathing, take conscious control over your diaphragm, that'll stop it from spasming. Works everytime.
A lot of times hiccups are caused by your brain thinking that it needs more oxygen. So breathe deeply. Sometimes it works.
get warm and eat a little snack
I find that a sudden, deep diaphragmatic gasp and holding it for 20-30 seconds does it for me. But it needs to be harsh, otherwise it doesn’t work.
Nothing. Just wait, it’ll go away by itself eventually. Everything else is just a placebo.
It's been like 3 days. Waiting it out doesn't help me sleep at all.
Ok that’s not normal hiccups anymore. You should see a doctor.
Nah, it's just been that they would randomly come and go. They're gone now, I don't think they'll start back anytime soon thankfully.
Not nitrous! That will absolutely fix them. But not everyone is into doing nitrous.
My wife believes that the secret to resolving hiccups is to "breathe as much air into your lungs as possible, squeezing your chest against your knees while crouching and keeping you breathe held; then lastly, standing up after 30 seconds."
She learned this from her Dad who has a mischievous side. To me, when she first described it, sounded like the steps someone would take to make themselves pass out unconscious. I guess it depends how fast you stand up. Is Lemmy able to settle this one for us?