# To hell with hickups!
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-hell-with-hickups/265506
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 9, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-hell-with-hickups/265506 "2008-07-09T17:57:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@iLikePie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iLikePie)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2008, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-hell-with-hickups/265506/21 "2008-07-10T07:04:05Z")
heh lunatic, i was about to recommend almost the same thing. I normally try to do it by myself (there’s not always someone around) and it still works mostly.
I just take a huge mouthful, then seal my ears and swallow that in a few gulps. Then repeat as needed. I imagine it would be even more effective your way where you don’t have to break the ear-seal as you drink.
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### Author:  [@lunatic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lunatic)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-hell-with-hickups/265506/22 "2008-07-10T14:54:53Z")
I’ve never tried doing it by myself before - yeah thats gotta be hard to cover your ears and drink the water but I can see trying it when no one is around to help.
So why do you think it works? Something about resetting the equilibrium/pressure?
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### Author:  [@chrisclick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chrisclick)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-hell-with-hickups/265506/23 "2008-07-10T16:30:44Z")
for some reason, I always found that inflicting pain amongst ones self cures hiccups for me…
Dont ask.
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### Author:  [@Gundark](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gundark)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-hell-with-hickups/265506/24 "2008-07-10T16:46:51Z")
Could you do it by yourself if you used a straw to drink the water so you could keep your hands on your ears?
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### Author:  [@celandine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/celandine)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-hell-with-hickups/265506/25 "2008-07-10T19:22:43Z")
heh one really learns something new every day…
the straw sounds like a good idea, if one goes with the ear-covering theme. must try that sometimes. I must say that simply taking 7 - 9 gulps of water while holding my breath does the trick for me, 100% of the time.
come to think of it, there must be some physiological similarity between holding one’s breath and sealing one’s ears… something about the pressure inside your head… hmm…
at any rate I’ve got to try this…
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### Author:  [@Anogar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anogar)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-hell-with-hickups/265506/26 "2008-07-10T20:04:25Z")
My wife got hiccups last night, and this totally worked. :thumb:
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### Author:  [@redelite](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/redelite)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-hell-with-hickups/265506/27 "2008-07-10T20:22:12Z")
> [@iLikePie;2356068](#):
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> I just take a huge mouthful, then seal my ears and swallow that in a few gulps. Then repeat as needed.
… :eyeup: ooooooooookkkkkaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy
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### Author:  [@lunatic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lunatic)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-hell-with-hickups/265506/28 "2008-07-10T20:53:04Z")
> [@Anogar;2356453](#):
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> My wife got hiccups last night, and this totally worked. :thumb:
Nice! :thumb:
Revolutionizing the world, one step at a time. 😛
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### Author:  [@PsychE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PsychE)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2008, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-hell-with-hickups/265506/29 "2008-07-11T03:29:28Z")
lol…me I stick a piece of wet paper on my forehead and it works!😃
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