what u do to stop hicupps !!
By rohit89
@rohit89 (1967)
India
7 responses
@angelicEmu (1311)
•
23 Dec 06
I drink a glass of cold water upside-down (not standing on my head, but tipping my head forward over the glass, and drinking from the wrong side) all in one go. That usually works, but if not I do some controlled breathing exercises. Sometimes I get hiccups when I'm very hungry, and if that's the case, I eat something!
@simran1430 (1790)
• India
27 Feb 07
Drink 1/2 glass water, slowly. Keep a tsp. of sugar in your month and suck slowly. Suck 2-3 small pieces of fresh ginger. This helps in hiccups which keep occurring again and again. OR Take a large mouthful of water with out swallowing, plug both ears, and slowly begin to swallow the water. Unplug your ears and you're hiccup free!
@firdaus (685)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 06
Some Common ideas on how to get rid of hiccups:
* putting fingers in throat, or ears
* standing on head
* someone jumps out and scare you when you're not expecting it - a famous treatment
* holding breath and counting to 10
* breathing deeply
* trying to swallow hiccups
* massaging the bottom throat between the collar bone or under both collar bones
* drink as fast as possible
* putting sugar on tongue
* hold chocolate on your tongue
Referred to as singultus, hiccups are treated medically only in severe and persistent (termed "intractable") cases. Haloperidol (Haldol, an anti-psychotic and sedative), metoclopramide (Reglan, a gastrointestinal stimulant), and chlorpromazine (Thorazine, an anti-psychotic with strong sedative effects) are used in cases of intractable hiccups. In severe or resistant cases, baclofen (an anti-spasmodic) is sometimes required to suppress hiccups. Effective treatment with sedatives often requires a dose that either renders the person unconscious or highly lethargic. Hence, medicating singultus is done short-term and is not a situation where the affected individual could continue with normal life activities while taking the medication.