I have the hiccups...

frau kaleun · 05-30-11, 02:51 PM

...please advise.

Betonov · 05-30-11, 02:55 PM

hold your breath for an hour

Herr-Berbunch · 05-30-11, 02:55 PM

Get someone to ask you all the meals, in reverse order, that you've eaten for the last few days (about 4-5 usually does it).

You concentrate on thinking about what you've eaten and somehow they just disappear. My wife does it with the kids in her classes as school (she's a teacher - I'm not a pervert, well...) and they are always amazed it works.

If you're on your own I don't know, sorry.

Dowly · 05-30-11, 02:57 PM

Drink from the wrong side of the glass, helps everytime for me.

August · 05-30-11, 03:04 PM

Alex · 05-30-11, 03:05 PM

Stop drinking Dowly's beverages.

MH · 05-30-11, 03:06 PM

If #7 did not work try the others.

frau kaleun · 05-30-11, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

Drink from the wrong side of the glass, helps everytime for me.

Well that seems worth a try, lemme just...

DAMMIT DOWLY!

Betonov · 05-30-11, 03:11 PM

Frau has a wet T-shirt

Thanks Dowly

frau kaleun · 05-30-11, 03:12 PM

Ha ha, I'm not wearing a shirt, so neener neener.

Wait, what?

stoppro · 05-30-11, 03:17 PM

tickle the roof of your mouth [with your tongue] as long as you can

kiwi_2005 · 05-30-11, 03:25 PM

Smoke a joint.

frau kaleun · 05-30-11, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Smoke a joint.

I don't know if that cures the hiccups, but it might make them, like, the most *hic* awesome hiccups ever, dude. They're like... all *hic* multicolored and resonate with *hic* the harmonies of nature and stuff.

Platapus · 05-30-11, 03:43 PM

A hic up is a spasm of the diaphragm. Why do you have a spasm of the diaphragm? Because something in your body is telling/misstelling the diaphragm to spasm. One has to break the cause of the spasm.

Stand up and try to make yourself as tall as possible
While taking deep breaths, try to suck in and then stick out your stomach as far as you can. Do this for about a minute. Yes it will look silly which is why you do it alone.

Why would this work?

1. Standing up tall stretches the intercostal muscles.

2. Breathing deep expands and contracts the diaphragm to a different extent than normal breathing

3. Pumping your stomach in and out exercises the muscles that surround the diaphragm.

All this serves to interrupt the nervous signals that is causing the hic ups.

Think of it as sorta rebooting your diaphragm.

Howard313 · 05-30-11, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Ordinary hiccups resolve on their own without medical intervention. However, there are a number of treatments for casual cases of hiccups. Some of the more common home remedies include: Drinking water while upside down, giving the afflicted a fright or shock, sticking a finger in the mouth (not in a way that will induce vomiting), massaging the back of the throat (which will stop the irritation in the epiglottis), taking a teaspoon of vinegar, consuming a teaspoon of honey, drinking water in an unorthodox manner (leaning over and drinking from the far side of a glass), drinking a full glass through a paper towel, holding one's breath and altering one's breathing patterns, eating a huge mouthful of peanut butter, or drinking water (large amounts at a time) until hiccuping stops.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiccup#Treatment
Problem fixed, next thread.

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frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I have the hiccups... ...please advise.

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Get someone to ask you all the meals, in reverse order, that you've eaten for the last few days (about 4-5 usually does it). You concentrate on thinking about what you've eaten and somehow they just disappear. My wife does it with the kids in her classes as school (she's a teacher - I'm not a pervert, well...) and they are always amazed it works. If you're on your own I don't know, sorry. __________________

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Drink from the wrong side of the glass, helps everytime for me.

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Frau has a wet T-shirt Thanks Dowly

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05-30-11, 03:43 PM	#14
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,976 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A hic up is a spasm of the diaphragm. Why do you have a spasm of the diaphragm? Because something in your body is telling/misstelling the diaphragm to spasm. One has to break the cause of the spasm. Stand up and try to make yourself as tall as possible While taking deep breaths, try to suck in and then stick out your stomach as far as you can. Do this for about a minute. Yes it will look silly which is why you do it alone. Why would this work? 1. Standing up tall stretches the intercostal muscles. 2. Breathing deep expands and contracts the diaphragm to a different extent than normal breathing 3. Pumping your stomach in and out exercises the muscles that surround the diaphragm. All this serves to interrupt the nervous signals that is causing the hic ups. Think of it as sorta rebooting your diaphragm. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.