The Hiccups
Suck! Came down with a case that lasted about an hour tonight. Nothing worked - breathed into a paper bag, nothing; chowed down on peanut butter, same; swallowed three tablespoons of sugar, you got it; held my breath, nada; breathed into a paper bag, same scoop; breathed through my nose and exhaled through my mouth, utterly ineffective; pulled cold water from a bottle real fast, zip. Then in frustration, I grabbed another bottle full of water and drank it to the point where I could feel my breathing getting short. Five minutes later the hiccups were gone.
Major league flashback to New Year's Eve a couple of years back. A lousy New Year's Eve. The worst. I had a chest cold with a fever. I'm sleeping at home when I wake up with a coughing fit. Brings on the hiccups. Which. Did. Not. Go. Away. For. 13. Hours. Nope. Everytime I coughed they came back. Got no sleep, wound up in the ER, where they gave me a shot of Thorazine, which might I add is one kick-ass drug. I passed out as soon as I got home. Woke up. Hiccuped again. Finally globs of peanut butter did the trick.
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My youngest brother got a case of the hiccups like that once when we were, well, younger. Much younger. Anyway, after listening to it for a couple of hours, I just happened to remind him of five bucks he owed me. He got indignant and started arguing with me about how he didn't owe me five bucks, blahblahblah - then he realized his hiccups were gone. He never owed me the money, I just wanted some peace and quiet. Got it, too.
Posted by: hnumpah | June 5, 2005 11:08 PM
OK...this is going to sound like crazy talk...BUT.
You have someone stand behind you. You have a glassful of water and you drink it while your friend holds in those little "nobs" in your ears. You drink the water entirely. (or as much as you can without passing out.) wait a couple seconds, have your friend release the pressure from your ears...and voila. Hiccups gone.
(a trick taught to us by a family friend who was a dentist.)
Posted by: jillian | June 5, 2005 11:41 PM
chewing bubble-gum always worked for me.
Posted by: Randy | June 6, 2005 08:15 PM