Are you looking for ways to get rid of your hiccups? Check out our list.
- Breathing. Disrupt your respiratory system with measured breathing. Breathe for around a count of five and out for a count of 5.
- Hold breath. Breathe in a mouthful of air and hold it for about 10 to 20 seconds, then breathe out. Repeat as necessary.
- Breathe into a bag. Place a paper lunch bag in your mouth and nose. No plastic bags
- Hug knees. Sit down in a comfy place. Take your knees to your chest and hold them there for two minutes.
- Chest compressions. Lean forward to compress your chest, which puts pressure on your diaphragm.
- Valsalva maneuver. To do this trick, try to exhale while pinching your nose and keeping your mouth closed.
- Pull your tongue. Pulling your tongue accelerates the nerves and muscles in your throat. Grab the top of your tongue and pull it forward once or twice.
- Press on the diaphragm. Your diaphragm divides your abdomen from your lungs. Utilize your hand to apply pressure to the area below the end of your sternum.
- Squeeze your nose while swallowing water.
- Squeeze palm. Use your thumb to use pressure on the palm of your other hand.
- Massage the carotid artery. You have a carotid artery on each side of your neck. Lie down, turn your head to the left, and massage the artery on the right side in a spherical motion for 5 to 10 seconds.
- Drink water. Sipping cold water may help arouse the vagus nerve.
- Drink from the other side of the glass. Tip the glass under your chin to drink from the other side.
- Drink a glass of warm water without breathing.
- Drink water through a paper towel. Cover a glass of cold water with a cloth and sip through it.
- Suck the ice cube. Suck on the ice cube for a couple of minutes, then swallow it once it shrinks to a reasonable size.
- Gargle water. Gargle ice water for 30 seconds. Repeat as necessary.
- Eat a spoonful of honey. Allow it to melt in your mouth before swallowing.
- Eat sugar. Put a bit of granulated sugar on your tongue and let it sit for 5 to 10 seconds, then swallow.
- Suck a lemon. Many people add a bit of salt to their lemon slice. Rinse your mouth with water to protect your teeth from the citric acid.
- Put vinegar on your tongue.
- Have an orgasm. There’s a case study involving a man whose hiccups lasted four days. They went away after he had an orgasm.
- Rub the back of your neck. Stroking the skin at the back of your neck may encourage your phrenic nerve.
- Poke the back of your throat. Swab the back of your esophagus with a cotton swab till you gag or cough. Your gag reflex may promote the vagal nerve.
- Distract yourself. Hiccups often go away when you stop focusing on them. Play a video game, fill out a crossword puzzle, or do computations in your head.
