Question

What are some methods to stop hiccups?

Answer 1

It depends. Sometimes drinking water or holding your breath for a few minutes should do it. (I also heard if someone surprises/scares you that should do the trick!!) However, if it is caused because of filling your stomach with too much food then it will take sometime and then will go away on its own!

Answer 2

this has worked for me and my kids for 15 years now EVERY TIME.... . You have someone plug your ears while you guzzle water. Keep swallowing for about 5 good chugs. If you are alone, you can plug your own ears and drink thru a straw. . Trust me, once you try this you will never need another cure.

Answer 3

A hiccup is a spasmodic contraction of your diaphragm. (Your diaphragm, in turn, is a thin muscular wall between your stomach and your lungs.) They usually occur at regular intervals, too. Sometimes it helps if you intentionally tighten your diaphragm just before the next hiccup is due, and keep it tightened while the spasmodic contraction tries to make you hiccup. Repeat. I can usually cure mine after two or three hiccup cycles. To tighten your diaphragm (I know this is a gross way of expressing it, and I apologize) bear down, like you were trying to poop.

Answer 4

Holding breath usually helps. I remember reading in a comic that breathing into a paper bag also helps.