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In reply to the discussion: What is your cure for hiccups? Mine is putting sugar on the tip of my tongue and drinking water. what's yours? [View all]

LNM

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22. Drink a glass of water backwards
Reply to debm55 (Original post)
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 07:17 PM
7 hrs ago

That is, drink from the far side of the glass. Works every time. Do it over the sink as you’re going to spill.

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What is your cure for hiccups? Mine is putting sugar on the tip of my tongue and drinking water. what's yours? [View all] debm55 Tuesday OP
Holding my breath. sinkingfeeling Tuesday #1
Thank you for sharing with us. sinkingfeeling. debm55 Tuesday #2
Same but I hold my nose and breath out through my mouth. Lifeafter70 Tuesday #6
Thank you very much for sharing your cure, Lifeafter70. debm55 Tuesday #8
Holding my breath while drinking nine sips of water Walleye Tuesday #3
Thank you, Walleye, for sharing your cure. debm55 Tuesday #9
I sit down, take a deep breath, and HOLD IT as long as I can. Blow it out, and repeat! CaliforniaPeggy Tuesday #4
Thank you for sharing, CaliforniaPeggy. debm55 Tuesday #10
Holding my breath interspersed with deep breathing exercises to try to relax... hlthe2b Tuesday #5
Thank you very much, hIthe2b, for sharing your cure. debm55 Tuesday #11
This has worked multiple times for other people indigoth Tuesday #7
Oh you, hahahaha. thank you indigoth for the funny. debm55 Tuesday #12
Tips on hicups trueblueinmo Tuesday #13
From a bartender: LakeVermilion Wednesday #14
Thank you very much for your cure, trueblueinmo debm55 Wednesday #17
Lime and bitters, or a spoonful of sugar toward the back of the tongue. niyad Wednesday #15
Thank you very much, niyad for your cure. debm55 Wednesday #18
Long, deep breaths Nittersing Wednesday #16
Thank you very much, Nittersing, for your cure. debm55 Wednesday #19
A reasonable scoop of peanut butter on a teaspoon Niagara Wednesday #20
Thank you very much for sharing your cure, Niagara. debm55 Wednesday #21
Drink a glass of water backwards LNM 7 hrs ago #22
Thank you very much, LNM for the cure that works for you. I would be afraid that I would have water all over the place. debm55 7 hrs ago #23
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