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debm55

(59,311 posts) Tue Mar 3, 2026, 09:45 PM Tuesday

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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 Tuesday OP

Holding my breath. sinkingfeeling Tuesday #1

Thank you for sharing with us. sinkingfeeling. debm55 Tuesday #2

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you for sharing, CaliforniaPeggy. debm55 Tuesday #10

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

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

This has worked multiple times for other people indigoth Tuesday #7

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

Tips on hicups trueblueinmo Tuesday #13

From a bartender: LakeVermilion Yesterday #14

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

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

Thank you very much, niyad for your cure. debm55 17 hrs ago #18

Long, deep breaths Nittersing 18 hrs ago #16

Thank you very much, Nittersing, for your cure. debm55 17 hrs ago #19

A reasonable scoop of peanut butter on a teaspoon Niagara 15 hrs ago #20

Thank you very much for sharing your cure, Niagara. debm55 15 hrs ago #21

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