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debm55

(59,620 posts) Tue Mar 3, 2026, 10:45 PM Mar 3

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What is your cure for hiccups? Mine is putting sugar on the tip of my tongue and drinking water. what's yours? [View all]

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What is your cure for hiccups? Mine is putting sugar on the tip of my tongue and drinking water. what's yours? [View all] debm55 Mar 3 OP

Holding my breath. sinkingfeeling Mar 3 #1

Thank you for sharing with us. sinkingfeeling. debm55 Mar 3 #2

Same but I hold my nose and breath out through my mouth. Lifeafter70 Mar 3 #6

Thank you very much for sharing your cure, Lifeafter70. debm55 Mar 3 #8

Holding my breath while drinking nine sips of water Walleye Mar 3 #3

Thank you, Walleye, for sharing your cure. debm55 Mar 3 #9

I sit down, take a deep breath, and HOLD IT as long as I can. Blow it out, and repeat! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 3 #4

Thank you for sharing, CaliforniaPeggy. debm55 Mar 3 #10

Holding my breath interspersed with deep breathing exercises to try to relax... hlthe2b Mar 3 #5

Thank you very much, hIthe2b, for sharing your cure. debm55 Mar 3 #11

This has worked multiple times for other people indigoth Mar 3 #7

Oh you, hahahaha. thank you indigoth for the funny. debm55 Mar 3 #12

Tips on hicups trueblueinmo Wednesday #13

From a bartender: LakeVermilion Wednesday #14

Thank you very much for your cure, trueblueinmo debm55 Wednesday #17

Lime and bitters, or a spoonful of sugar toward the back of the tongue. niyad Wednesday #15

Thank you very much, niyad for your cure. debm55 Wednesday #18

Long, deep breaths Nittersing Wednesday #16

Thank you very much, Nittersing, for your cure. debm55 Wednesday #19

A reasonable scoop of peanut butter on a teaspoon Niagara Wednesday #20

Thank you very much for sharing your cure, Niagara. debm55 Wednesday #21

Drink a glass of water backwards LNM Thursday #22

Thank you very much, LNM for the cure that works for you. I would be afraid that I would have water all over the place. debm55 Thursday #23

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