55 Ridiculous Ways to Cure the Hiccups

I don’t seem to get the hiccups very often but, when I do, everyone seems to have a cure of their own to offer. Sometimes these cures work; sometimes they only offer a temporary distraction. But most often they offer a bit of entertainment because some of these cures are absolutely ridiculous! Whether or not any of these cures have any basis behind them on why they work or how they work, I, my self enjoy giving each option a fair try.

So What are hiccups? Why do we get the hiccups? After a bad case of them I set out one day on the Internet to find out for my self. I realized that I didn’t really know the answer to either of the questions and I was quite curious. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find a definite answer for these questions. I found out that a hiccup is and involuntary spasm of the diaphragm. The actual hiccup noise comes from a sudden rush of air into the lungs that cause a flap like thing called ” epiglottis” to shut. So I guess that kind of answers what but now how. During my quest for knowledge I came across a lot of “possible” cause that ranged from eating too fast to electrolyte imbalances. It seems that we don’t really know why we get them. We just do. So I have compiled a list of the most ridiculous way to get rid of your hiccups should you come down with them. I haven’t tried all of these but whether or not a cure will work for you is as well know as why you got them in the first place. Good luck stopping your “involuntary spasms of your diaphragm.”

55. Drink pickle juice.
54. Just wait for the next hiccup.
53. Bend over and put your head on the ground and hold your breath till you turn red.
52. Blow on your thumb.
51. Tell your self to stop hiccuping.
50. Hold a pencil between your lips and drink water.
49. Turn you wrist like you would if you were looking at your watch and pick up a glass of water. Your Palm should be facing out. Proceed to drink the water in
that position.
48. Drink a glass of water with one hand in the air.
47. Swallow a tsp of vinegar in one swallow.
46. Blow up balloons
45. Suck on a lemon.
44. Imagine a neon sign of the word “think.” Imagine it blinking really fast
43. Laugh.
42. Fart.
41. Say the word “pineapple” over and over.
40. Rub you earlobes.
39. Talk nonstop for 10 seconds.
38. Chew gum.
37. Suck on your thumb.
36. Dunk your face in ice water.
35. Pull you own hair for 10 seconds.
34. Drink a glass of water with a metal spoon in it.
33. Eat a dill pickle.
32. Cough and then continue to blow all the air out of you lungs.
30. Eat Chocolate.
29. Make your self sneeze.
28.Drink a glass of water from the opposite side so that your chin is in the cup and you have to lean over to drink it.
27. Eat Peanut butter.
26. Squeeze the end of your index finger.
25. Don’t swallow at all.
24. Stand on your head.
23. Breath through a wet wash cloth.
22. Take a hot bath.
21. Swallow water wile laying down with your nose plugged.
20. Eat a spoonful of mustard.
19. Drink water wile you wiggle your ear with your hand.
18. Put a spoon under your tongue and drink water.
17. Place a tsp of sugar under your tongue and let it dissolve.
16. Burp on purpose.
15. Hold your head back and stroke your throat.
14. Massage your eyelids.
13. Drink water from a glass that is covered with a napkin.
12. Pull your tongue out of your mouth and hold it there.
11. Make your self gag.
10. Scream as long as you can.
9. Place your finger below your nose just above your lips and push.
8. Squeeze your shoulder muscle until it hurts.
7. Hang up side down.
6. Smell the fumes from a lighted candle.
5. Put ice on both sides of your throat.
4. Eat Tabasco sauce with lemon juice.
3. Make out.
2. Eat a Slim Jim and drink a Dr. Pepper at the same time.
1. Think of bald men.