How do you cure hiccups?
By harivinod
@harivinod (781)
India
December 22, 2006 3:48am CST
Try drinking a glass of water backwards, yes this really does work!
Holding your breath for 10 seconds and trying not to move can help also. I would also recommend asking someone to "shock" you when you don't expect it, this sometimes cures the hiccups too! Think someone jumping out in front of you or giving you a fright!
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@firdaus (685)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 06
Some Common ideas on how to get rid of hiccups:
* putting fingers in throat, or ears
* standing on head
* someone jumps out and scare you when you're not expecting it - a famous treatment
* holding breath and counting to 10
* breathing deeply
* trying to swallow hiccups
* massaging the bottom throat between the collar bone or under both collar bones
* drink as fast as possible
* putting sugar on tongue
* hold chocolate on your tongue
Referred to as singultus, hiccups are treated medically only in severe and persistent (termed "intractable") cases. Haloperidol (Haldol, an anti-psychotic and sedative), metoclopramide (Reglan, a gastrointestinal stimulant), and chlorpromazine (Thorazine, an anti-psychotic with strong sedative effects) are used in cases of intractable hiccups. In severe or resistant cases, baclofen (an anti-spasmodic) is sometimes required to suppress hiccups. Effective treatment with sedatives often requires a dose that either renders the person unconscious or highly lethargic. Hence, medicating singultus is done short-term and is not a situation where the affected individual could continue with normal life activities while taking the medication.