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How to Cancel Your Hiccups

22 pointsby RevRalalmost 2 years ago
Okay, this is a little challenging to describe, it is something that I&#x27;ve always been able to do. I&#x27;ve tried to describe it to many people, but so far only ~3 people have successfully executed the technique.<p>First, practice a &quot;false hiccup&quot;. Do this by mildly inhaling, then abruptly close off the inhalation somewhere in the throat. There should be some kind of &quot;vacuum&quot; effect that feels similar to a hiccup, you should feel this somewhere between your belly and chest.<p>Next, time this &quot;false hiccup&quot; precisely with a &quot;true hiccup&quot;. If done correctly, the hiccup should &quot;cancel&quot;. Using this technique, it has been many many years since I&#x27;ve hiccuped more than twice in a row.

7 comments

matthewwolfealmost 2 years ago
This is the content I come to hacker news for
knewteralmost 2 years ago
My wife showed me that eating a spoon of peanut butter reliably cures the hiccups early in our marriage .
dalmo3almost 2 years ago
Saving this for the next time I eat couscous.
dimmkealmost 2 years ago
Dig through your hiccups’ tweets from before 2016. There’s bound to be something.
steveseareralmost 2 years ago
My solution is to eat a heaping spoonful of peanut butter.<p>No idea why it works but it does.
zntalmost 2 years ago
A few drops of lemon juice also cancels a hiccup.
codegladiatoralmost 2 years ago
Waiting for hiccups to try this out.