I know someone told me once before, but I can't remember...heh.
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Ahh I just felt like ranting about hiccups. I haven't had hiccups in the longest time, and this whole day I kept getting them. So please enlighten me as to why we get hiccups. I know someone told me once before, but I can't remember...heh.
I know someone told me once before, but I can't remember...heh.
Someone once told me it was either because:
1. You swallowed too much air. It went down the wrong way.
or
2. You ate too much.
I think the first one is more accurate though.
1. You swallowed too much air. It went down the wrong way.
or
2. You ate too much.
I think the first one is more accurate though.
Because I wanted you to have hiccups since I knew you haven't had any in a while.
they're freakin annoying, but i think its gotta do with pressure inside your head or something cuz if u hold your breathe and cover your ears, they stop
its really annoying when it stops and it comes back a few minutes later... 
gah! idk why we have hiccups but they are mad annoying... i just try to ignore them but it's funny how they always start when i'm talking.
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Because I wanted you to have hiccups since I knew you haven't had any in a while.
Ahh you meaniebutt!
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cuz if u hold your breathe and cover your ears, they stop
Tried that, didn't work.
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its really annoying when it stops and it comes back a few minutes later...
Eep! Tell me about it!
Here's one that might work.
Take a spoonful of sugar.
Eat it.
Drink water.
It'll be gone. It works for me! Yeah, I thin hiccups are when you eat too much. Haha, happens to me all the time.
Take a spoonful of sugar.
Eat it.
Drink water.
It'll be gone. It works for me!
Yeah, I thin hiccups are when you eat too much. Haha, happens to me all the time.
the longest attack of hiccups in the guinness book of records is 63 years. he just got them one morning, and 63 years later, they stopped miraculously. doctors had no cure for his attack, but this might help u when u get hiccups.
hold ur breath while drinking water mixed with sugar. it works for me!
hold ur breath while drinking water mixed with sugar. it works for me!
I dont even remember the last time I had hiccups...weird.
I'M CURED! Holy shiznit. Haha it'll probably come back soon. 
Drink water really really really really really really really really really really realy really realllya really FAST.
Then hold your breath while counting to 100 fast.
I don't know why. Do not ask me.
Then hold your breath while counting to 100 fast.
I don't know why. Do not ask me.
hiccups can be caused by eating too much, eating too quickly, an irritation in the stomach or throat, or feeling excited or nervous; these all irritate the diaphragm, which causes it to push up in a jerky way, affecting your breath and your voice box. this leaves you with a not-so-lovely hiccup.
yeah, i looked that up.
yeah, i looked that up.
i have the hiccups at least once everyday
no lie.
i always have them.. and then.. after ive had my big hiccups spaz.. i hiccup randomly throughout the rest of the day..
its been like that since January..
maybe theres something wrong with me? iunno.. but its queer...
and i swear im not lying.. my bf finds it highly amusing...
hmm..
no lie.
i always have them.. and then.. after ive had my big hiccups spaz.. i hiccup randomly throughout the rest of the day..
its been like that since January..
maybe theres something wrong with me? iunno.. but its queer...
and i swear im not lying.. my bf finds it highly amusing...
hmm..
Eep...everyday? That's insane. Haha I'll try that, Julia. Thanks you guys. 
A really good way to stop them is squat, and gulp down a big mouthful of warm water. My dad uses it on his students all the time and it works :D. (because my dad is a violin teacher, and his students can't play when they have hiccups :D)
well i don't kno if anyone's like me.
i get hiccups when i eat or drink something cold like coke or icecream...
some1 says if u push on the point where the index finger bone and thumb bone joins hard it'll stop.
i get hiccups when i eat or drink something cold like coke or icecream...
some1 says if u push on the point where the index finger bone and thumb bone joins hard it'll stop.
I hate hiccups. They're VERY annoying. I haven't had them in a LONG time. When I say long time I mean like 7 months.
hahaha oh the cure of hiccups, nowadays you can take i think its like baby gripe water or something. Or what i do is kinda make your self burp? ahha it makes a scary noise =)
wow, this topic is old.
anyways, I hate hiccups. they suck. I always drink water to cure them. and I don't know how they begin really.
anyways, I hate hiccups. they suck. I always drink water to cure them. and I don't know how they begin really.
I haven't had those for like..EVER.
Zombie topic..
I'm not sure how we get them, but I know how to get rid of them. :D Hold your breath for 30 seconds. And start over if you get another hiccup. Yep.
I'm not sure how we get them, but I know how to get rid of them. :D Hold your breath for 30 seconds. And start over if you get another hiccup. Yep.
You get hiccups from lack of oxygen. It's just your bodies way of telling you that you need to BREATHE more. Yes, go with what Eve said to get rid of them. Works for me.
I LOVE the hiccups. I love them. I also love sneezing.. Sneezings fun. HAHA. Am I the only one that loves the hiccups and sneezing?
i dont have hiccups for a long time to and then all of a sudden they just come up. i dont know how they work though.
I just had hiccups two nights ago, it was horrible i had to gulp it down with water. it lasted about 1/2 hour.
Get a cup full of water & a straw. with your thumbs hold your nose & with your index fingers press in your ears. Then drink out of the straw as fast (err, as much?) as you can. They'll be gone in no time.. and if it doesn't work, keep trying. That's what gets rid of my hiccups. Then I've also reached as high as I could (as in, reaching for the sky). It's supposed to help (it's never worked for me) because your diaphram is spazzing (or something? 
) and that's supposed to help. Uhmm I dunno. I haven't had the hiccups in awhile.. knock on wood! 
) and that's supposed to help. Uhmm I dunno. I haven't had the hiccups in awhile.. knock on wood!
Ugh. Yes, I hate hiccups. But actually, when I do get them, I don't do anything. I just wait until it passes.
I hate hiccups.
Last time I had them I didnt breath for like 5 min [I was holding my breath] then I started choking.
I hate hiccups.
They tried killing me
Last time I had them I didnt breath for like 5 min [I was holding my breath] then I started choking.
I hate hiccups.
They tried killing me
i take a big drink of vinegar when I get hiccups, which I get very often. I always get them when I laugh too much
I thought it was when you don't get enough air, or something. Because when you laugh really hard you don't have time to breathe. But I could be wrong.
Hahaha, I always get the hiccups at the most embarassing moments.
Hahaha, I always get the hiccups at the most embarassing moments.
two words.
HICCUPS SUCK BUTT
make that three words.
HICCUPS SUCK BUTT
make that three words.
well. you could have been breathing too fast.
dont know
but i just drink something gulp after gulp.until i need to breath again. and they go away.. haha.
i like sneezes. but i hate hiccups.
dont know
but i just drink something gulp after gulp.until i need to breath again. and they go away.. haha.
i like sneezes. but i hate hiccups.
I hate hiccups... they're annoying
I hold my air until I cough, and they're done for
I hold my air until I cough, and they're done for
my friend told me this.. and it works all the time for me
fill up a glass of water.. and tilt your head and sip from the other side of the glass. your head will be almost upside down. just take sips and they should go away
fill up a glass of water.. and tilt your head and sip from the other side of the glass. your head will be almost upside down. just take sips and they should go away
I tilted my head while reading it... that's difficult... I'd rather hold my breath ;)
i hate hiccups. one time i had it so bad that i threw up in my mouth, but started to choke cuz i had just ate and not all the food had gone down...pretty nasty right?
Anyway, i would hold my breath or my family would try and scare me. They didn't, but what made me stop was thinking how stupid they looked scarying me.
Anyway, i would hold my breath or my family would try and scare me. They didn't, but what made me stop was thinking how stupid they looked scarying me.
I haven't had hiccups an a long time. Now that I've said it, I'm gonna get jinxed and get hiccups.
something about there being too much air in your diaphram i think. maybe i'm wrong tho :(
i HATE THE HJICUPS THEY CAN DIE FROM A RODE HORSE RUNNIGN OVER THEM!lol
^ wtf?!? [/spam]
i hate hiccups, i just recently stopped it. i think it is from the lack of air going into your throat, I've choked a little, and started to hiccup. and the only way i get rid of them, is to try not to think about it :D
eidt://I found a site (for kids) about hiccups, and i like to post it up
i hate hiccups, i just recently stopped it. i think it is from the lack of air going into your throat, I've choked a little, and started to hiccup. and the only way i get rid of them, is to try not to think about it :D
eidt://I found a site (for kids) about hiccups, and i like to post it up
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"Hic!" You've just hiccuped for what seems like the tenth time since you finished your big dinner. Wonder where these funny noises are coming from? The part to blame is your diaphragm (say: die-uh-fram). This is a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest, and all hiccups start here.
The diaphragm almost always works perfectly. It pulls down when you inhale to help pull air into the lungs, and it pushes up when you exhale to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated, and when this happens, it pushes up in a jerky way that makes your breath come out differently from how it normally does. When this irregular breath hits your voice box, you're left with a big hiccup.
Some things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much, an irritation in the stomach or the throat, or feeling nervous or excited. Almost all cases of the hiccups last only a few minutes. Some cases of the hiccups can last for days or weeks, but this is very unusual, and it's usually a sign of another medical problem.
You've probably heard lots of suggestions for how to get rid of hiccups, and maybe you've even tried a few. Holding your breath and counting to 10 is one way some people can get rid of their hiccups; other people say that drinking from the "wrong" side of a glass of water is the way to become hiccup-free. Putting sugar under your tongue might work, too. And maybe the most famous treatment - having someone jump out and scare you when you're not expecting it - helps some people wave good-bye to their hiccups.
The diaphragm almost always works perfectly. It pulls down when you inhale to help pull air into the lungs, and it pushes up when you exhale to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated, and when this happens, it pushes up in a jerky way that makes your breath come out differently from how it normally does. When this irregular breath hits your voice box, you're left with a big hiccup.
Some things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much, an irritation in the stomach or the throat, or feeling nervous or excited. Almost all cases of the hiccups last only a few minutes. Some cases of the hiccups can last for days or weeks, but this is very unusual, and it's usually a sign of another medical problem.
You've probably heard lots of suggestions for how to get rid of hiccups, and maybe you've even tried a few. Holding your breath and counting to 10 is one way some people can get rid of their hiccups; other people say that drinking from the "wrong" side of a glass of water is the way to become hiccup-free. Putting sugar under your tongue might work, too. And maybe the most famous treatment - having someone jump out and scare you when you're not expecting it - helps some people wave good-bye to their hiccups.
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