Instead of all of the suggestions you've read so far, maybe you can come up with your own homemade hiccup remedy! If you know something we don't, then share it with the world!
Ask your friends and family members what ideas they've heard of for getting rid of hiccups. Make a list of the best suggestions. Use your imagination. You can even make up some crazy methods just for fun! Could you imagine having hiccups for 72 years? Most of you probably couldn't imagine having hiccups for 72 minutes!
Write a short story about what you think it would be like to have hiccups for a long time. How would life change? What would school be like? What kinds of lengths would you go to in order to get rid of them? Be sure to share your story with a friend or family member. Did you get it? Test your knowledge. What are you wondering? Wonder Words diaphragm dome culprit irritate carbonated prescription abrupt instances responsible Take the Wonder Word Challenge.
Join the Discussion. Emu Feb 18, How I get rid of the hiccups is I put a spoon in a glass also put water in then drink it it is so weird but it works.
Mykayla Frost Dec 9, Whenever I have the hiccups, I eat a spoonful of peanut butter! I have no idea what it is, but it stops my hiccups! Dec 9, Thanks for sharing your tips Mykayla! My'Siyah Tucker Nov 18, Nov 18, That's interesting, My'Siyah. We'll have to try that sometime. Nov 13, Thanks for sharing your hiccup remedy, afoxgirl! Thanks for asking, afoxgirl! Nov 5, Thanks for sharing your strategy, afoxgirl! Logan Aug 10, Aug 14, That's a great suggestion, Logan! Thanks for sharing!
Hgc Layla Jul 28, Do you ever stop getting to the hiccups bc my baby sister gets them every day so do you stop getting them as often when you grow up. Aug 2, Guy Jun 13, What works for me is drinking a cup of water upside down, it's pretty hard to do, but I have a trick. Take in a large amount of water, but don't swallow it, just keep it in your mouth, then go upside down and swallow the water.
It always works for me. Jun 14, Bryn Jun 1, I found that if you hold your breath, and swallow three times while doing so, the hiccups will go away. There has only been ONE time this didn't work for me. Jun 4, HGC Unicorn May 28, What happens if you get the hicupps. Abigail May 23, A trick to get rid of hiccups that my grandma taught me was to hold my breath while pinching my nose for 10 seconds then to breathe out slowly.
Hope this helps! May 23, We are thankful for the advice, Abigail! Harley May 13, A remedy for hiccups that my family has requires one other person. You have to person put pressure over your ears while standing behind you. Put a straw horizontally between your lips and bite down.
Then drink some water out of a cup. I know it sounds and looks weird, but it works everytime. May 14, Thanks for sharing your family's hiccup solution, Harley! Earl May 1, Literally looked at this article and my hiccups stopped. Guess they were scared of the remedies. May 7, We guess so, too!
Who knew that this Wonder was the cure for hiccups? Phyllis Apr 30, Thanks for the advice, Phyllis! I didn't believe it would work but I was ready to try anything. After doing it I hiccuped once more and finally stopped!
I recommend this trick next time you have hiccups! Paul Mar 5, Mar 6, That's awesome, Paul! Feb 23, SC Feb 12, Feb 13, We think it's great that you've found what works best for you, SC! Zach Jan 23, A good friend once told me in middle school that if you think or tell yourself for a few seconds you're not going to hiccup you won't.
I thought this was silly at first but tried it and has worked ever since. Turns out hiccups are no match for willpower. Jan 25, You must have amazing willpower!! That's great, Zach! Myranda Jan 18, Jan 22, Myranda Jan 29, Jan 30, Thanks for letting us know!! Ben Dover Jan 13, I tried a lot of things but finally just bent over and put my head between my knees for several minutes as long as I could stand it and it worked! Jan 16, We're so glad that you found a solution, Ben! Alyy Jan 12, It's weird but it worked.
I hope this helps someone. Thanks for the advice, Alyy! We're glad that it worked for you!! KanD Jan 7, If you chug a cup of water upside down, it works, well for me. Jan 8, We're glad that you found the best way for you to get rid of hiccups, KanD!! Lacey Jan 5, As a kid, my mom had me drink from a glass of water with a washcloth over the top.
Tightly sucking the water through. Worked every time! If caused by carbonation, I drink more carbonation and swallow repeatedly as many times as I can after with an empty mouth. Nothing works. It's all placebo. I'm hiccuping now, this is my life. Amin Dec 27, Yo yo thanks cuz I got ice water and gargled and instantly no hickccups. Jan 2, Woo hoo! We're so glad that this Wonder helped you, Amin!
Jas Dec 4, Wait another tip! Have someone tell you to hiccup right now! There gone. Dec 6, Thanks for the great advice, Jas!! Tori Nov 28, I take 17 little sips of water and they instantly go away! Nov 30, We're glad you found what works best for you, Tori!! Kenzie Nov 1, Babatundebash Oct 13, After minutes of repeated hiccuping and trying different "solutions", breathing into a paper bag finally worked for me.
Thank you! Oct 17, We're glad you finally found a solution!! Gina Oct 5, Oct 10, Rahul Das Sep 19, I had straight 17hrs of hiccups and then one of my friend suggested me to have tea spoon of turmeric powder Sep 22, Amber Sep 11, My daughter came home and told me a trick that her teacher taught her Repeat 10 times - it has worked for me for the past year until today which is why I ended up here. Sep 14, We're glad to help, Amber!!! Cris Sep 5, No, NO,NO Sep 12, We're glad you found what works best for you, Cris!!
We'll have to try this hiccup remedy!! To get rid of hiccups: - hold your breath for 10 seconds -breath out slowly -breath in slowly -repeat until your hiccups go -tah dah!!!! Aug 31, Thanks for the advice!! Bill Aug 17, I I had the hiccups and then inhaled cold air from the freezer and it stop. Aug 20, We're glad that your hiccup remedy worked for you, Bill!! Aug 3, Glad to hear it, Em! Lol its me :- Aug 1, I flipped over my head and drank some water and had my head flipped for like 20 seconds after and i worked!!!
Try it!!! Glad it worked! EmiTaco Jul 24, Here is a way that works for my friends and family. Try and think what you had for dinner 5 nights ago. Boom you don't have Hiccups anymore. Hope this helps you.
Jul 26, Good strategy! We will try that next time we have hiccups! Jacque Jul 18, I just swallowed a teaspoon of powdered cocoa and voila!
No more hiccups! Jul 20, Amo1 Jun 18, Wow I have had really bad hiccups all day and I was trying to go to sleep but I couldn't so I tried the thing where you stick your tongue out and it actually worked! Jun 20, So glad to hear it, Amo1! Jun 19, Cool trick! Does it work pretty well for you? Hiba May 27, I've been getting the hiccups a lot and the method that always works for me is to hold my breath and drink 7 gulps of water.
I don't know how and why it works but it does! May 30, Glad you found a method that works! Thanks for sharing, Hiba! Tian Yhe May 13, After seeing this post , I tried sticking my tongue out to stop my hiccups. It worked!!! I'm gonna share this trick with my friends. Did it work for you guys??
May 15, That's so great that it worked! Thanks for sharing your success story, Tian Yhe! Liquorice Apr 18, This isn't really a great solution, since you have to have some around, but what cures hiccups for me is to eat a spoonful of peanut butter. I don't know why, but it always works. Apr 19, ExoticSkunk Mar 8, Thank for the help wonderpolis! I had hiccups for 12 minute's bbut thanks to your website I got rid of then! Sorry for the typo im a 7 yr old XD. Mar 9, That's great news!
So glad we were able to help you out! Tee Mar 6, The fastest way I have gotten rid of hicups after having them all day was to grab a cup of water and put my head between my legs and drink the cup of water.
Basically drink the cup between your knees while standing and drink it with the roof of your mouth. It worked for me within 15 seconds. Careful not to spill! Mar 7, Thanks for the tip, Tee! Glad that worked so well for you!
Kamille Jan 16, Jan 17, Cindy Jan 10, My bf has been hiccuping six days since one day after his knee surgery. He can't sleep. None of those recommend things has helped. We need help. Jan 10, Elisha Apr 12, Taylor Apr 26, I don't really know how to do that I have hiccups right now. Apr 28, Sarah walll Dec 17, Dec 19, We're glad that they finally stopped!! Thanks for letting us know, Sarah! Apr 13, Thanks for the tip, Elisha! Glad that method works so well for you!
Awesomeguyx2 Dec 7, There is a lot of science in hiccups. I thought they were just Dec 7, Isn't it fun when you learn something new, Awesomeguyx2? We sure think so! Exuberant Dec 7, This is interesting. Here are another link too.
Halina Dec 5, Thanks for this article! It helped so much when I had to do a report on hiccups. We're glad we could help! Horse lover Nov 23, I think that you make someone laugh or you could scare them. Nov 25, Those are good methods, Horse lover ! Thank you for sharing! We're glad you liked it, olivia!
Louis Nov 22, I think you scare someone when you aren't paying attention to get rid of hiccups. Nov 23, That's certainly a popular method to cure hiccups, Louis! Thank you for adding your thoughts! Maddie Nov 22, I know this may sound weird but They go away when you run out of breath. Kymberly Mar 19, Mar 20, That's quite interesting, Maddie! Thank you for sharing your method!! Anna and Olivia Nov 21, We think that it can help if you have a drink of water.
Nov 22, It's great to hear from you, Anna and Olivia! Thank you for sharing your advice! Amelia Nov 21, Hi my name is Amelia and I think to get rid of hiccups you need to get some water ,do a headstand and swallow the water. Niko Nov 21, That's interesting, Niko! Isabelle Nov 19, I have another way though on how to get rid of hiccups.
What I found out is that you gurgle water in your mouth and swallow it in a BIG gulp. Nov 20, Thanks so much for sharing your method! Nov 21, Phoebe Perkins Nov 18, When I had hiccups I found out that if you eat a teaspoon of sugar or eat a spoonful of peanut butter than it will go and I tried both of them and they worked. That's great, Phoebe! Thank you for sharing your tips with everyone!
Sanjana Srini Nov 14, The part I found the most interesting was that a man could have the hiccups for 2 years because when I have the hiccups it usually last minutes. Nov 15, We thought that was pretty crazy, Sanjana! Thank you for leaving us a comment. Wonder Friend Oct 25, Oct 26, Thanks for sharing your advice with us, Wonder Friend!
We're glad to hear from you! Paige Oct 21, Oct 25, Kali Oct 20, I have had hiccups of and on all day, and I got sick of it. I hiccup so loud! The tongue one worked amazing! Oct 21, We're glad you found something that helped, Kali!
MiReyna Hall Oct 18, A spoonful Peanut Butter has always got rid of the hiccups for my family. Oct 18, We're glad you joined the conversation, MiReyna! Thanks for commenting. Genius Oct 17, Actually, the easiest way to get rid of your hiccups is to eat something like peanut butter or something like Nutella. Or you could eat something with the consistency of those items. Death to hiccups! It's great when you find a remedy, Death to hiccups! Thank you for sharing your tip, Genius! Nataly Delgado Oct 12, Thank you so much!
I had the hiccups at school and remembered your advise! I immediately held my breath for at least 1 min with 1 break and it worked! Oct 12, That's good news, Nataly! We're glad you remembered what to do. Annalese Oct 8, I might have one suggestion; I just had a kind of bad case of hiccups, I tried holding my breath for about 3 or 4 minutes With subtle breaks , but it didn't work, so I tried plugging off my nose by squeezing it , and I instantly stopped having hiccups.
Not sure if it will work for everyone, but either way, it seemed to have helped my bad bad hiccups :-P. That sounds annoying! We hope your hiccups are gone by now, BH! Abby Oct 20, Oct 20, Woohoo, that's great, Abby! We're glad you found some relief! Oct 9, Thanks for adding your advice, Annalese!
We are glad to hear from you. While none of the following remedies have been scientifically proven to halt your hiccups, they are considered to be the most effective:. Find what method works best for you, and stick to it. Although more research may be needed to determine a scientifically-backed cure for hiccups, you can help prevent them by eating small meals and avoiding carbonated beverages. Eating or drinking too quickly can lead to hiccups, so try to avoid scarfing down a snack or seltzer or soda before a big meeting if you want to keep calm.
In cases like these, your doctor can help you determine the cause and whether or not a specific medication can help alleviate your symptoms. The theory behind such actions is that your brain will focus on getting rid of the carbon dioxide because your risk of passing out will have increased, and again, will shift its attention away from the hiccups.
Remedies for Babies Suckling, which includes breastfeeding or sucking on a pacifier, often helps infants get rid of hiccups. There is also some evidence to suggest that acupuncture might be effective for hiccups as well.
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