How can you stop hic-ups?!
Question:
How can you stop hic-ups?
Answers:
Psychosomatic
Distraction from one's hiccup (e.g. being startled, asked a perplexing question, or counting in reverse from 100 down)
Concentration on one's hiccup
Swallowing
Swallowing three times while holding one's breath
Eating particular foods
Drinking a glass of water using various methods
Swallowing a teaspoon of vinegar in one gulp
Eating an ice cube
Allowing a spoonful of sugar to dissolve on the back of one's tongue
Drinking a glass of water with a spoon touching one's temple.
Respiratory
Breathing slowly and deeply in while thinking 'breathing out' and breathing slowly and fully out while thinking 'breathing in'
Holding one's breath while optionally squeezing one's stomach
Breathing deeply through the nose, then exhaling slowly through the mouth
Exhaling all the air from one's lungs and holding one's breath while swallowing water or saliva
Blowing up a balloon
Inducing sneezing
Take a nap
Other
In babies, hiccups are usually immediately stopped by the suckling reflex, either by breastfeeding or simply by insertion of a finger, bottle teat or dummy into the baby's mouth.
A combination of two home remedies - drinking and holding one's breath.
Instructions: fill a cup of water; drink slowly while blocking your nasal airway with your other hand. This creates a sensation of drowning and will cause the hiccup to stop in most people.