How to get rid of hiccups?

If you don’t want to go the antipsychotic route to get rid of hiccups, you could try one of these simpler but unproven cures:

1. Breathing into a paper bag.
2. Drinking out of a cup from the side opposite your mouth.
3. Holding your breath.
4. Eating a teaspoon of sugar.
5. Sucking on a wedge of lime or lemon.
6. Drinking a glass of water with a straw while you plug your ears with your fingers.
7. Pulling the top of your hair for one to two minutes.
8. Placing a cotton swab in the roof or your mouth and gently rubbing.
9. Pulling hard on your tongue.

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• What are hiccups?
• What causes hiccups?

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"How to get rid of hiccups?" was posted on Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 at 11:10 am.