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[wickedflea]

Gah, I had the hiccups for a minute. I used to get the hiccups quite often when I'd be all drunk. I was like Otis or something. I'd get on the telephone, drunk as shit, and call up people at random and ask them how to get rid of the hiccups. People would actually tell me their remedies! The trouble was that they were all the same--sipping water and eating sugar. That gets old after a while, so I inevitably ended up going off on someone. "Listen, goddammit, I'*hic*ve called eight*hic*teen fucking people tonight *hic* trying to find a cure for the hic*hic*cups, and you're telling *hic* me to sip some water? That's *hic* weak, buddy, weak."

But a couple of years ago I found a web page with a hiccups cure that ACTUALLY WORKS! The original page is no more, but I found it archived. Anyway, here it is. It's worked every time I've tried it. And you can do it by yourself--ignore that "tell the other person" stuff.


Bob's Cure for Hiccups
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Although this may seem strange or weird, it has worked on every person that I have tried it on since I started this back in 1980. (I think that it is an original process).

Disclaimer: Although I cannot imagine any side effects, nor have heard of any problems, "check with your physician before attempting".
The Process:
I usually have the person sit comfortably in a chair. (Tip: start just after a hiccup.)

Tell the person that you are going to cure their hiccups (be positive, it couldn't hurt!)
Tell the person that you will be asking them to exhale all the way, receive instructions, then inhale all the way and receive instructions.
OK, have the person exhale completely and hold it (don't inhale yet). Have them nod to you to let you know that they have done it (the lung is empty of air).
Still without inhaling, have them attempt to push out once any additional air.
Now two more attempts.
Have the person inhale completely and hold it (don't let out any air yet). Have them nod to you to let you know they are full of air.
While they are holding it, have them take a sip of air.
Now two more sips.
Tell them to exhale normally.
Say to them "you're cured!"
The whole process should be done without interruption (incuding a hiccup, cough, breath, etc) in about a half minute. I don't know the physiology as to why this works, but it does. Hope this helps you.

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[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that's definitely a plus! And yeah, those drunken hiccups will drive you to . . . well, to calling up people at random and asking for help. I actually did that at work one night. I worked in the kitchen at a bar where most of the staff (including the owner/manager) was usually drunk, stoned, or both. People were waiting for all kinds of food as I was in the office yelling at some woman on the phone because her hiccup remedy didn't work! :)