How do you get rid of the hiccups?

[Sunny G]

Here's my question for you all. What are your ways of getting rid of the hiccups?

Here are mine:
- Hold ur breath for 7 seconds, then drink 7 big gulps of water
- A spoonful of sugar (or more:rolleyes:) usually work
- A spoonful of peanut butter works sometimes

Now, this one actually works...
Pull your left ear lobe and slap the right side of your face (hard). It usually only works once though, use it carefully!

Funny story. Girl in my Spanish class gets hiccups, everyone says get water! I say the ear face thing, she tries it, hiccups go away. Everyone is dumbfounded.

[bfsog]

Someone scaring you works for me. Do not expect it though.

[theuedimaster]

Holding my breath. Too bad I have to do it multiple times to work.

[welsh]

the best way, keep asking someone when they are going to hiccup next. it will scare them into wondering why and eventually youll stop asking and they will stop hiccuping.

[acorbelli]

I usually just calm down, take a deep breath, and while holding the breath swallow as many times as possible (doesn't matter what you're swallowing).

This stretches the diaphragm and massages the esophagus, the two perpetrators of the hiccup.

[NogDog]

Best solution I know of by far:

Get a glass about 2/3 or so full of water. While standing, instead of drinking from it normally, bend over at the waist and drink 3-4 swallows from the side of the glass further from your body (essentially drinking from it while upside-down). Concentrate on the swallowing action, or you risk having some of it come out your nose.

[The Little Guy]

Take a hammer, then smash my hand with it.

[Cinderella]

I just take a few deep breaths. Or drink some water.
But here's what I recommend for anyone whose not me:
1)Jump up and down on one foot 4 times
2)STRIP!!
3)Cover yourself in honey
4)cover self in feathers
5)Run around your house 1 time while waving your hands and saying, "Eat me!!!"

Oh! And...have someone take pictures ;) LOTS and LOTS of polaroids ;)

[JBrown1028]

This is kinda funny, I was watching a TV show called HOUSE, anyways he had a paitent that said, "I even tried slapping myself"

House has ask him to show him, so the guy slapped himself in the face, and Dr. House said I am sorry I missed that could you do it again? So he does, then Dr. House's boss (Dr. Cutty) came in and needed to talk to him. House excused himself telling the man to continue to try that method and repeat.

I thought that was the funniest thing I had seen in a long time

[JayM]

Take a hammer, then smash my hand with it.

I have to try that some time. Does it matter which hand? :D

[Sunny G]

I'm left handed. I doesn't work on lefties!!! *hiccup*

[EricG1793]

What I do is to take a big gulp of water, and keep it in my mouth for a moment. Then I throw my head way back as far as I can put it, and swallow just like that. That puts pressure on my throat, and I make big burps after that, getting rid of excess air in my stomach. I find it usually works. My sister taught me that. :)