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Does anyone else seem to get the hiccups more than twice a day?? I must of had them at least 4 times today. (not just 4 hiccups.. but the gut wrenching, breath stealing hiccups that last for 10 minutes or more at a clip).

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"it's the neck, it creaks under the weight of too much heavy thinking."

Um, Nooooo....

Tried drinking water upside down?

Checked blood pressure?

Tried eating bread and popcorn and stuff?

I dunno

What always works for me is drinking water slowly...

For a while there I did have hiccups quite often - make sure you are well hydrated and have plenty of potassium! (being low on water or potassium is known to cause muscle spasms/twitching, which you might blame for the hiccups)

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say "banana"....it works, seriously.

That makes sense Jason when you take into account the potassium thing that superlion mentioned. Bananas cost too much here at the moment to have any on had though. $15.99/kg.

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Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

Hold yer breath and count to 30

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I like to think that whoever designed marine life was thinking of it as basically an entertainment medium. That would explain some of the things down there, some of the unearthly biological contraptions

I get them every few days or once a week it seems. I do what Tiny Clanger suggested(hold breath as long as possible, but afterwards(before breathing) chug a glass of water. It works every time.

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Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients

I have tried all that stuff... doesn't work for me. I hold my breath and as soon as i let go, (sometimes even before) I hiccup again. haha

And - thanks to Jason and his brilliant "BANANA" idea, I say "BANANA" out loud in the middle of the night at work and didn't realize that my Partner was sitting right there. Not only did I still have the hiccups but he just kept repeating "BANANA" whenever it got quiet or I tried talk on the radio.

The only thing that seemed to work was when we walked by the jewelery counter at the mall yesterday and mentioned a couple looking at engagement rings. hmmmmmmm

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"it's the neck, it creaks under the weight of too much heavy thinking."

BOO !

If that didn't work then:

Get a reflexologist* to put a permanent marker dot on your hand to show you where the diaphram line is. Hands are easily accessible and holding the point will help the diaphragm relax (it contracting is what is making the hiccup). By the time the marker dot wears off you will have become familiar with the point and be able to find it.

I suspect holding one's breath clenches the muscles even more merely delaying the hiccup... good tradional remedy though.

*Reflexology is a pressure point therapy where areas on the hands and feet correspond to regions in the body. Gentle pressure is applied like having a relaxing massage.



As an aside the engagement ring sojourn seemed to scare ye!

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