Hiccoughs - My Home Remedies

Home Remedies for Hiccoughs

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Hiccoughs Home Remedies:

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Swallow a spoonful of dry granulated sugar.
rating: 8 (49 votes)

Submitted at 2009-03-16 21:56:51
Ok. This is the true hiccough cure. It works every time. Instead of holding your breath, take a deep breath then exhale through your mouth slowly. As if you were whistling. Then, keep blowing air out until your lungs are completely empty. Breath in slowly, and they should be gone!
rating: 8 (37 votes)

Submitted by Erica Ann at 2005-05-11 20:29:06
SOOOOOO EASY! =)

Put pressure on your temple (just slightly, dont hurt yourself!)and take 7-9 gulps of a cold bevrage without stopping, this is gaurnteed to work, i always get Hiccoughs, i hated it! GOOD LUCK! and send comments cause i will cheack them!
rating: 8 (24 votes)

Submitted at 2005-04-20 00:02:22
To get rid of those pesky hiccoughs, all you need to do is bend over towards the floor and take four to five swallows of water from the opposite side of a cup or better still a coffee mug. All that is needed is a little bit of coordination, and you will have a very simple yet efficient solution.
rating: 7 (26 votes)

Submitted by MEL at 2004-10-31 20:48:41
HAVE SOMEONE PLACE TH PALMS OF THEIR HAND OVER YOUR EARS AND APPLY PRESSUSE WHILE YOU DRINK A FULL GLASS OF WATER. HAVE THEM REMOVE THEIR HANDS GENTLY FROM YOUR EARS. THIS ALWAYS WORKS FOR ME
rating: 7 (38 votes)

Submitted by Jack at 2004-12-07 01:42:26
Alright....hiccoughs are caused by spasms of your diaphragm. To get rid of your hiccoughs, you have to stop your diaphragm from spasming. In order to do this you must fill your lungs with as much air as possible, and hold your breath, while squeezing your lungs against your diaphragm. This will stop the spasms, thus getting rid of your hiccoughs. Simple as that.
rating: 7 (43 votes)

Submitted by joe at 2005-11-17 13:26:08
when you get hicupps, eat a spoonful of paenutbutter. Creamy seems to work better.
rating: 7 (11 votes)

Submitted at 2004-09-27 17:12:33
Hiccough's are caused from your stomach contracting. Lay down or lean back and relax your entire body. The sooner you relax the sooner your hiccoughs will go away.
rating: 7 (4 votes)

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Hold the head back and pour a spoonful of sugar in so it hits the back of the mouth.
rating: 7 (17 votes)

Submitted by hillary at 2007-09-26 17:16:07
To get rid of my hiccoughs i do these steps:

1.take in a deep breath
2.swish your mouth around for spit[still holding breth in]
3.keep the breath in for a good 10 seconds
4.swallow your spit once you get to 10 [while still holding breth]
5.once you feel spit go down your let breath out

this works everytime for me and it doesnt require anything but yourself
rating: 7 (5 votes)

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Add a small amount of baking soda to a glass of water and drink as slowly as possible.
rating: 7 (10 votes)

Submitted by Ashley at 2005-06-19 19:49:43
Take a teaspoon of sugar. It might be overwhelming but I swear it works instantly.
rating: 7 (5 votes)

Submitted by angie rose at 2004-12-07 00:59:09
to get rid of hiccoughs take a glass of water and put a napkin over the top and drink threw the napkin it eleminates all the air intake and you will be rid of the hiccoughs
rating: 6 (17 votes)

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Hold your breath while drinking a glass of juice or water.
rating: 6 (10 votes)

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Hold your breath as long as possible.
rating: 5 (21 votes)

Submitted by Karen Wiese at 2004-09-03 21:32:27
The perfect cure!!!!!!

As soon as you hiccough, make yourself burp! This really works! Hiccoughs are the result of trapped air in the lungs....what better way to relieve this pain then by removing the air immediately by burping? Even if you're in public, as soon as you hiccough....make yourself BURP! It really does work!!
rating: 5 (22 votes)

Submitted by Renee at 2007-02-20 21:35:19
A teaspoon of honey
rating: 5 (4 votes)

Submitted by Debbie at 2004-05-24 00:28:22
I do not know why, or how, but this really works.

Pinch your earlobe as hard as you can, for as long as you can. When you let go, your hiccoughs will be gone.
rating: 5 (6 votes)

Submitted by BJ at 2004-11-09 01:42:11
swallow a teaspoon of coarse sugar without any water. The roughness of the sugar will disturb the muscular spasm in the throat and stop the hiccup. This works for me every time. Perhaps swallowing anything coarse would do the trick, but sugar will melt away, leaving no solids in the throat.
rating: 5 (6 votes)

Submitted by Katie at 2004-09-28 05:46:18
Drink a small amount of pickle juice (a teaspoon will do just fine).
rating: 5 (2 votes)

Submitted at 2004-12-16 18:03:24
This works every time. Press a finger in each ear and have someone else hold a glass of water to your mouth so you can drink at least 6 ounces or more all at once. The hicups will disappear.
rating: 5 (2 votes)

Submitted at 2005-01-25 21:04:15
swallow water while you or someone else pulls down genlty on your ears
rating: 5 (2 votes)

Submitted by Darren at 2005-11-07 23:11:19
For Hiccups.

A doctor told me this one.

Take any drink and drink 10 quick drinks, dont pass just gulp 10 fast drinks, this resets the diaphram which is out of wack, this causes it, drink fast and it will be gone, i have tried it at least 10 times and my family too and it works everytime. The dr knew what he ws talking about
rating: 5 (2 votes)

Submitted at 2005-11-12 01:03:52
Take a tablespoon of cider vinegar. Works every time!
rating: 5 (3 votes)

Submitted by Renee at 2005-11-17 14:39:08
For annoying hiccups, a tried and very true cure is just a simple tablespoon of honey (from the grocery store in the bottles)
rating: 5 (2 votes)

Submitted by a.brown at 2006-01-16 06:54:49
I swear this works every time! Pour a spoonful of sugar (or equivalent to a single serving packet of sugar) on the back of your tongue. Let it sit for just about 10-15 seconds. Then swallow the sugar. they should be gone, instantly. and it doesn't taste half bad either.
rating: 5 (4 votes)

Submitted at 2006-04-16 21:21:28
A teaspoon of vinegar works every time
rating: 5 (4 votes)

Submitted by Christina at 2006-04-24 15:09:30
Does anyone here see the 2 common threads? Either swallow or hold your breath. I don't think touching your head or dinking udside down even sounds right. Further more, regardless of what you drink, what you drink it through or what you put in it, it is the mere fact that you are SWALLOWING that gets rid of them. What does bking soda do? And if you try to drink through paper, I would imagine you would end up with a mouth full disgusting slosh!
rating: 5 (2 votes)

Submitted by Kat at 2005-04-07 01:24:14
Teaspoon of peanut butter, and it's much easier to swallow than sugar. Almost always works but don't do if you're allergic to peanuts. Instead, try filling a small glass and add 2 toothpicks and slowly drink, avoiding the toothpicks. Both have worked very well.
rating: 3 (4 votes)

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Drink hot tea or other liquid and hold your breath as long as possible.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Suck on a small amount of fresh ginger.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Drink lobelia extract in water.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Jessica at 2005-01-17 19:26:38
I was taught the best way to rid yourself of this was to take a breath and hold it for 10 seconds, then without releasing that breath take in more and hold for another 10 seconds, let about half out, and hold for 5-10 more. If you have a hiccough while doing it, it won't work but if you don't, you'll be rid of them.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Sarah at 2005-04-18 17:46:04
Slowly bend over and touch your toes with your hand straight out. Then you slowly lift your hands into the air. Stretch straight with your srms in the air. This works most of the time if you do it right.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Sierra at 2005-05-19 11:41:36
Stand up straight and take a deep breath while looking straight up at the sky. Keep your eyes closed and hold that breath for 20 seconds. Then breathe. For some it works, and for others it does nothing, but it's worth a try!
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Julian at 2005-08-13 13:14:24
Eat bananas. If hiccoughs are caught early (while not very deep in the diaphragm), one banana may do the job. Otherwise, you will need more. Always have plenty on hand.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted at 2005-08-19 14:37:39
Let an aspirin dissolve under your tongue. It tastes nasty but it works.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Renee at 2005-11-06 17:42:31
One good sized tablespoon of natural honey
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by sam at 2006-01-09 09:47:01
i found this site in an attempt to cure my hiccoughs, they dissapeared just by reading this page. So my cure for hiccoughs... is just read all these suggestions!.. HUZZAH!
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Christina at 2006-02-16 01:40:00
OK...LOOK NO FURTHER...THIS REALLY DOES WORK, I PROMISE!!! EAT ONE TABLESPOON OF PEANUT BUTTER(CREAMY OF CRUNCHY). IF YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO PEANUT BUTTER, PRETEND TO SCRAPE PEANUT BUTTER OFF THE ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH WITH YOUR TONGUE & SWALLOW. MY WHOLE FAMILY TAKES PEANUT BUTTER FOR HICCUPS!!! GLAD I COULD HELP!
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Renee at 2006-02-24 23:21:36
No fail remedy - 1 full tablespoon of honey.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Have a Nice Day! at 2006-05-13 22:19:25

Steps:
1. Swallow 1 tsp. white table sugar, dry. A study found that this stopped hiccups immediately in 19 out of 20 people.

2. Gulp down a glass of water if the sugar doesn't work.

3. Eat a piece of dry bread slowly.

rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted at 2006-05-26 11:31:44
This remedy is for the hiccups. It never fails! Simply get a glass of water and take 9 medium swallows one after the other. Hiccups are gone like magic!
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Tammy D. at 2006-10-29 20:39:39
To get rid of hiccups: Take a slice of lemon and pour bitters all over it and then suck all of the juice out of it. DO NOT EAT THE LEMON FIRST!!! I work in a bar and it has worked on ALL of my customers.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by clare demello at 2006-07-02 04:23:17
TAKE A TEASPOON OF SUGAR ,SUCK ON IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND THAN DRINK A GLASS OF WATER -INSTANT RELIEF
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted at 2006-07-25 17:37:11
Pour a dime size amount of salt in your palm and then just lick it off. It works immediately!!
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by R. Susan Romans at 2007-02-23 10:53:44
An older nurse taught me this hiccough relief method 40 years ago and as a nurse myself for the past 40 years I have never had this method fail. Hiccoughs will often return because there are medical reasons that people have hiccoughs, but this method does give immediate relief. I call it Roman's Remedy.
When a person is hiccoughing have them drink water through a straw while holding pressue with their fingers on the middle portion of both ears. Fingers should be placed on the face and pressed firmly inward on the protion of the ear that protrudes directly from the face into the middle of the ear.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted at 2007-02-02 01:59:59
A nurse taught me to use the accupressure point between the thumb and index finger to stop the spasms that cause hiccups. You have to put pressure on the nerve--you will feel a definite twinge when you hit it. (Aim back toward the hand itself, not just the loose skin area.) Once you've hit the nerve, just hold for about ten seconds.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Ken at 2007-03-03 00:38:14
Have someone stand behind you and press your ears shut while you drink a 12 oz glass of water. Always works for me.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Bobby Mink at 2007-03-14 17:56:41
Try Rolaids. I chew them instead of letting them dissolve in my mouth. Works great.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Jade at 2007-08-29 15:27:47
Your esophagus (the tube running from your throat to your stomach) has pockets and is coated in a thick mucous membrane. When air gets trapped in these pockets, mucous forms over it. In your body's attempt to rid yourself of the trapped air, your esophagus contracts causing the hiccups. Drinking a glass of water while holding your breath stops the hiccups since your esophagus contracting on its own while it is trying to send the water down. In doing so, your esophagus' contractions releases the air bubbles which either end up in your stomach or comes up as a burp.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Teresa at 2007-06-19 10:16:17
My son was up all night with these. What got rid of them? Gently rub both eyes for a couple of minutes and they will be gone.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by TTownRobin at 2008-02-20 08:28:34
To rid yourself of 'hiccups', drink any beverage upside-down, but I find water works best.
You put your lips tightly around the 'wrong' side of the glass (which is actually just further away than where you would normally put your mouth to drink out of a glass. Your chin will be inside the top of the glass..) OR a bottled water works even easier...then bend over with the glass or bottled water still tightly clamped at your mouth and drink or suck in the water as best as you can till you get the hang of it..You usually can't gulp a lot at once, but even a few drinks at a time will do it. If it doesn't work the first try, do it for up to three times and if it's going to work for you, it will have worked by then. This is not for everyone but it's worked for me for over 20 years.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Sarah Leatherberry at 2008-03-12 02:50:25
You will need one small glass of water.

1. Sit in a chair.
2. Take a few sips of water and swallow.
3. Hold an average size amount of water in your mouth and do not yet swallow. Lean over so your head is between your legs and then swallow.
4. Stay there for a few seconds before sitting up again.

This has worked for me guaranteed every time.

If there is some way this doesn't work, just repeat, hold, and swallow a larger amount of water in your mouth while you are leaned over.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted at 2008-03-13 23:48:32
Eat a spoonful of sugar. It sounds weird... That's what I thought when I first heard of it but it DOES work.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Shelley at 2008-03-19 08:07:39
Was told this when I worked in pub nip/shot of Grenadine syrup straight.
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Submitted at 2008-06-30 18:28:47
I read this in the Merck Manual for Nursing! Hiccups are 'fed' by oxygen, so it's important to hold your breath. I've found it most effective to breathe out immediately after a hic, then hold it as long as possible.

On the other hand, as someone already mentioned, relaxation works great, too. I think I prefer relaxation, and taking long, slow, even breaths while laying down.

Both methods have worked for me.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by Cadence at 2008-10-23 22:44:08
When you have hiccups (which I *HATE*!), hold an empty glass or cup to one of your ears. Position it so that it makes the best seal you can get. Then, drink a whole bunch of water while keeping the glass on your ear. You may notice that your ear will make a slight 'crack', 'pop', etc. as you swallow. I think it has something to do with pressure or creating a 'vacuum' or something. It's not painful or dangerous to do. You LOOK like a *total dork* but...it works very well! :D
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Submitted by Jacob at 2008-11-23 17:28:05
To magically rid yourself of hiccups. Place a butter knife in a regular 8 oz cup. Fill cup with 5-6 oz. of water. place the end of the butter knife that sticks ot of the cup on forehead and drink all the water. This positions your head and throat. Voila! Hiccups are gone. I am a medic in the US Army and this is the only sure-fire method I use to treats my soldiers of annoying hiccups.
rating: 0 (0 votes)

Submitted by jay at 2009-02-08 11:19:23
One successful way of getting rid of this problem that has worked for me and my friends is to take about a 1/2 or whole shot of whiskey.. Works every time..
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Submitted by Sabrina at 2009-02-15 22:44:25
Okay... My mom always had us take a pencil and place it as far back as possible in your mouth (comparable to bitting a horse) and bite down on it. Then, drink a glass of water. Try to get the whole thing down without choking. It really works. So does the one about swallowing air from the opposite side of the glass.
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Submitted at 2009-04-15 21:21:40
I tend bar & this really works. Drink a shot of Roses of Lime. Will cure even the deepest hiccoughs
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Submitted by Dianne at 2009-05-27 16:05:07
Quickest fix for hiccaughs I've ever seen. Get about a cup of regular old water and go sit down somewhere. Bend at waist with your head near the floor and start drinking. It's odd at that angle and a tad bit hard to tip cup without spilling but it works!
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Submitted by NC at 2009-07-05 11:11:38
Quickly turn your head to the right like you're trying to look at something behind you. Hold to the count of 10. Works for me about 90% of the time.
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Submitted by Kerri at 2009-07-14 09:17:21
Breathe in through your mouth until you can't anymore and hold it, then breathe in through your nose until you can't anymore and hold it. Wait for as long as you can, then slowly let your breath out.
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Submitted by abi at 2009-08-06 16:16:34
Hiccoughs can be gone instantly! Everyone I know has had success and you don't have to be coordinated at all! Take a full teaspoon of peanut butter and try to swallow as much of it at once as you can. Hiccoughs are gone.
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