How to Cure Hiccups

Hiccups seem to happen whenever you drink a carbonated beverage too quickly, or laugh nonstop.  Hiccups will also occur after or during a highly seasoned meal.  There is no right time or place for hiccups, as they come on quickly and can be embarrassing especially if you are in a meeting, in the library, or a number of areas that reserve the rights to have quiet surroundings.

Hiccups are spasms in the diaphragm that causes you to breathe in rapidly; the closing of the glottis, a space between your vocal cords and your larynx, blocks this inhalation.  This is what causes the hiccup sound.  If you have a medical condition, or if you are taking medication and find that, your hiccups are excessive then contact your physician, otherwise here is a remedy for hiccups.

Instructions:

Step 1:

Keep a small paper bag handy; place it in your car, pocket, desk at work or in your purse.

Step 2:

Open the paper bag and place it so it covers your nose and mouth.

Step 3:

Breathe into the bag by inhaling and exhaling.  Repeat the breathing five or six times.

Step4:

Remove the bag from your face and wait to see if it has remedied the hiccups.

Step 5:

Repeat the breathing exercise if hiccups continue.

Tips:

If you do not have a paper bag, then inhale deeply and hold until your breath until you cannot hold your breath any longer.  Exhale. Repeat this hiccup remedy if needed.

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