'Heart Of Gold'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I've had hiccups for two days. I've tried every trick I know, and none of it's worked. And they're not even regular hiccups, they're like hicBURPS.
That sucks. Have you tried the 'hold your breath as long as you can' thing? Find someone to scare you?
Jars, what works for me sometimes is holding a deep deep breath until I almost pass out, or feel like I will, anyway. Holding the throat closed and the chest expanded gives the burping muscles something else to do, and that often resets them.
Jars, what works for me sometimes is holding a deep deep breath until I almost pass out, or feel like I will, anyway.
Yeah. In general, people can hold their breath much longer than they think they can - when you get to the point where you really don't think you can hold it any longer, you can generally still go a lot longer....
eta: You could also do something scary, like skydive....
I eat spoonfuls of peanut butter.
Skydiving would be fun, but I'm trying the breath holding thing currently.
The only thing that works for me for endurance style hiccups is eating a spoonful of sugar.
It's gross, but works.
Hiccup cure: Pour a large glass of water. Find a clean washcloth and put it over the top of the glass. Drink all the water through the washcloth without stopping.
My friends insist that it's an "in your head" cure, but I think that since you have to breathe through your nose in between swallows, it regulates your breathing.
eta: because I've lost the ability to write a coherent sentence.
Jars, what works for me sometimes is holding a deep deep breath until I almost pass out, or feel like I will, anyway.
What I do that usually works is the reverse - let out as much air as you can, and hold your breath out. If you hiccup during the process, let as much air out as you can again (the hiccup will cause you to inhale a little). You get to the near-passout point a lot faster (especially if you walk around while holding your breath out).
You could also inhale helium. I have no idea if that'll help hiccups, but maybe when you hear your voice you'll laugh so hard that the hiccups will go away....
Also, you could stand on your head while leaning against a wall. Then have people stack cantelopes on your feet. Be sure to have someone take pictures and post them here.
Oh wait, are we still talking about hiccup cures?