How to cure persistent hiccups fast at home?

12 scientifically proven ways to cure persistent hiccups fast at home

1- Hold your breath, take a deep breath in, hold your breath for about 2 minutes to raise the levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood, then exhale everything out. Repeat until the hiccups stop. Alternatively, try to hold your breath until the hiccups stop

2- Drink a glass of cold water fast, add a spoonful of honey into a glass of water, stir, and drink it as fast as you can, drinking a large amount of cold water at once triggers the phrenic nerves that control the involuntary contractions of the diaphragm, in most cases, the hiccup reflex is triggered by phrenic nerve irritation due to abdominal distention or due to accumulation of gas in the stomach, the phrenic nerve lies near the pericardium, so it is often triggered when your heart starts beating fast due to accumulation of gas in stomach, which is the most common cause of non pathological heart palpitations.

3- Ask someone to frighten or scare you

4- Gargle with ice water, gargling with ice water can also trigger the phrenic nerves that control the involuntary contractions of the diaphragm, thus it is an effective method to get rid of hiccups instantly

5- Breathe into a brown paper bag, breathe into a brown paper bag for about 1-2 minutes in and out of the bag to calm the nerve and muscle irritability that causes hiccups by raising the carbon dioxide (CO2) level in the blood. simply place the opening of the paper bag over your nose and mouth and hold it firmly in that position, then breathe into it for a few minutes, keep breathing into it until the hiccups stop, breathing into the paper bag raises the carbon dioxide level in the blood, carbon dioxide stops the hiccups. Alternatively, do something that stimulates the vagus nerve to stop hiccups immediately. To stimulate the vagus nerve simple slow down your breaths from about 14 breaths per minute to 6-7 breaths per minute, inhale for 4 seconds, hold breath for 2 seconds, then exhale for 7 seconds.

6- Pull out your tongue

7- Put under your tongue a little pinch of sugar

8- Acupuncture pressure points to cure hiccups immediately, cure hiccups instantly with the simple touch of a pressure point (chest point), simply press into the ending point of your breastbone and hold this pressure for about 20-30 seconds before releasing it

9- Acupressure points to stop hiccups instantly, cure hiccups immediately with the simple touch of a pressure point (face point), firmly press with your finger on your philtrum (the area between the top of your lip and the base of your nose) and hold this pressure for about 20-30 seconds before releasing it

10- Try rubbing your ears until the hiccups stop

11- Quickly drink a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar or balsamic vinegar to stimulate the vagus nerve and help you get rid of hiccups. Alternatively, try biting hard on a lemon

12- Eat a teaspoon of salt or sugar, which is usually enough to stimulate the vagus nerve and help you get rid of hiccups fast. Alternatively, put a teaspoon of honey or sugar on the back of your tongue and simply let it melt there

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Verified by: Dr.Diab (March 6, 2018)

Citation: Dr.Diab. (March 6, 2018). How to cure persistent hiccups fast at home?. Medcoi Journal of Medicine, 1(2). urn:medcoi:article20237.