sethnintendo on 26 September 2012
| Zappykins said: For hiccups, I used to get the ALL the time after dinner. I understand that they don't serve any purpose, and are an evolutionary reflex held over from when fish had gills. I wonder if that is what they are feeling when they are out of the water. Scaring never worked for me, but I found drinking water from the opposite side of a cup would work, or even a spoon full of sugar (sometimes.) Eventually I got so I could relax that part and consciously get them to stop. It takes some metal focus and some calm time. It is so nice to be to consciously turn them off. |
I was drinking with a friend last night and I got mean case of the hiccups after I chugged a beer (apparently the wrong way). I probably hiccuped for 10-15 mins at least. Eventually, I just tried the holding the breath method with mental focus. I was sort of meditating while praying to the gods to rid me of it. I've heard there are people that hiccup their entire life or for years. I'd probably want to be shot in the face if I was one of those people. I suppose there are always people that are worse off than your situation.
