What is the best what to get rid of hic ups?

[PigletsPal2]

I always tell my kids to hold their breath and count to a million. It must work as they're both still around.

Queen Colleen

 

[Minnesota!]

lemon and bitters is the only thing that has ALWAYS worked for me..a lemon wedge with some bitters poured on it. Suck on the lemon.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

I second the vinegar. Pickle juice works too...

 

[Mama-san]

What works for me is to just stop, relax, and take several slow, deep breaths (fully inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth, expanding your diaphram), repeating until the hiccups stop This always clears them up for me within a minute.

 

[ShesAPirate]

Suck lemon wedges (usually 3) doused in Tabasco sauce and sugar. Works for me, and doesn't taste as disgusting as it sounds lol

 

[DeaverTex]

I just go on line and look at Tex Jr.'s tuition bills. That scares the hiccups out of me every time.

If that doesn't work, drinking out of the back of a glass seems to work for me too. (as described by a PP earlier in the thread)

 

[ORMom2Four]

You just need to slow down and control your breathing. For me, there can't be any distractions, so I will sometimes go to a quiet place (like the bathroom) to concentrate.

The way I learned this was by my economics teacher in high school way back in the 80's, lol. When anyone in class would get them, he would stop everything and have them come to the front of the class. He would tell them that, if they could hiccup on the number 3 as he counted from 1-5, he would give them $5

He never had to pay, and we all learned how to stop our hiccups.