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Little Nightjar's avatar

Fascinating to see this elaborated on. I have been utilizing this technique for years, though I had a difficult time explaining it as clearly as you have here. Thank you :D

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Unapologeticallyyourstruly's avatar

Exactly what I do, when I get hiccups :)

The sugar and water were home remedies passed on to me by my parents and grandparents, but after understanding the cause, I took to deep breathing and holding my breath.

Never tried prescribing Magnesium though for chronic hiccups...should work, same principle.

Thank you so much for posting this :)

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Knotgrass's avatar

Have to give your method a try. I have always pushed the left ear little flap shut against the ear opening ane well holding the flap closed on the ear I then take a drink of water. That always worked for me. My kids call it the magic trick. lol

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Rachel Steele's avatar

Love the application of known beneficial strategies to a different part of the body!

Hiccups may also be an indicator of GERD, which is often caused by hypochlorhydria. HCl pills can do wonders.

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Sara T's avatar

May seem strange, I take a deep breath and then do a standing forward bend with knees bent, belly, more or less resting on my thighs. When I can no longer hold my breath, I let out a slow exhale. I suspect that this relaxes the diaphragm, a reset of sorts.

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erin's avatar

I am surprised the sugar on tongue did not work! I works for everyone I have recommended it to. Hm.

Here is another tried and true method. Take a swig of water, rise your arms high toward the ceiling, stretching upwards. Swallow the water. Good luck! :-)

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Craig's avatar

Going hard on nicotine lozenges (accidentally chewing and/or swallowing) can reliably cause extreme burping and hiccups.

Or in some cases, the dreaded "hic-burp" which combines them, quite uncomfortably.

Thanks for the tip. Looking forward to your new book.

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Richard Amerling, MD's avatar

Increased blood pH causes neuromuscular excitability and can occur with mild, inobvious hyperventilation. Controlled breathing might reverse this by retaining CO2.

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Marie Gunn's avatar

This is interesting! I’ll have to have my daughter try this. She struggles with hiccups. If she gets them once, she will have serval episodes all day. She had them for the last two days off and on and nothing helped. Thank you!

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