Hiccups: help me lawd

I got an insane hiccup fit in conjunction with a nasty cold/flu thing a week ago. Had a stretch of hiccups every 5/10 seconds for two hours that gave me even worse headache/nausea than I already had. I think laying on my back helped get me over it.

Stick your thumb in your mouth and blow as hard as you can for 20 seconds.

Put a paper towel over the mouth of a water bottle and try to chug it.

Or just hold your breath and then try to swallow air.

Those work for me sometimes.

There was a guy who had the hiccups for 60 years. Pray you have no relation.

Bitters. If that doesn't work ask your doc for a Thorazine, yes Thorazine. Former co-worker had hiccups continually for almost a week; Drove him batty. One dose of Thorazine relaxed his diaphragm and hiccups were gone.

cut a lemon in half
dip it in a bowl of sugar
suck on the lemon/sugar
hiccups gone

Press hard under your diaphragm like you're giving yourself the heimlic but hold for a couple minutes. You should just barely be able to breathe calm, short breaths.

After the hiccups stop try to stay still and focus on slow, steady breathing for awhile or they'll come back.

Yeah the old "dog lick peanut butter off your balls" trick usually works.

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Yeah the old "dog lick peanut butter off your balls" trick usually works.

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Dog is out of town this week. Business trip.