This is obviously not based on science or proven through experiments of any sort. It's just that I tend to fall victim to the hiccups much more often than the average person for some bizarre reason. To be honest, I haven't really tried all the popular remedies like drinking water upside down or drinking sugar water or doing the elephant thing and spinning around (is this just a Korean thing?) or getting someone to scare you; because I learned once in middle school that hiccups are actually spasms of the diaphragm, the muscle we use to breathe. So just rest the diaphragm for a while, right? My mom's remedy was to just stop breathing for as long as possible, which seemed like the best option according to my layman theory. But rather than just simply not breathing, I usually held my nose and and blew with my mouth closed until my ears popped, the thing you do on airplanes, because I just thought that would work better - it didn't work all the time but it just became a habit of mine whenever I had the hiccups.
And then I discovered a nice little trick that I can't say is foolproof but it seems to work quite well for me. It's another way of holding your breath, except you would need some water. I like to use a straw, but it's not a must. Just take tiny little sips of water without breathing or stopping. Sip after sip after sip after sip until it gets unbearable, and it works!!! I mean, it's probably a psychological thing and I'm sure it's not the perfect remedy but it's what I like to do. :D
And then I discovered a nice little trick that I can't say is foolproof but it seems to work quite well for me. It's another way of holding your breath, except you would need some water. I like to use a straw, but it's not a must. Just take tiny little sips of water without breathing or stopping. Sip after sip after sip after sip until it gets unbearable, and it works!!! I mean, it's probably a psychological thing and I'm sure it's not the perfect remedy but it's what I like to do. :D
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