How to Drink to Cure the Hiccups

Last Updated: June 24, 2024

If you want to get rid of your hiccups, drinking is one of the most effective ways. Here is how you cure your hiccups with drinking.

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That should cure your hiccups.

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You should feel your ears pop slightly.

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It's harder than drinking normally, but your hiccups should be gone.

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glasses with cool water and set them on a table in front of you. The second glass is for just in case you finish the first one, if you really need it.
Confidence and positive thinking are important here, so chill out and loosen up.
Just after it hits, begin drinking slowly, steadily and continuously until the glass is empty.
Hopefully you will have interrupted the rhythm of the hiccups, but if not then you will have to go to the second glass and repeat the process.
By the time you've finished, the hiccups should be gone.

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(If you have no paper towels, a thin cloth will work.)
Fold down the edges of the paper towel to completely wrap the top of the glass. Hold the paper towel in place by grasping the glass in your hand.

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Don't chug the water and do not remove the glass from your mouth. You should be continuously swallowing small sips of water.

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Your bottom lip should be above the lip of the glass where your top lip would normally be, and your top lip should be against the side of the glass against the edge where your bottom lip would normally be.
Your hiccups should be gone.

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You develop a "vacuum" to keep from spilling or pouring it down your shirt. It doesn't take much; just a sip or two will work.

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Start with a small glass of water (about 4 ounces).
Make sure that the ice bits are smaller than a pea, or choking may result!
If you encounter large pieces of ice, chew so that they break into pea-sized segments and swallow.
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Take deep breaths in between sips. Inhale and exhale, making sure that the air goes into your lungs, so your cheeks shouldn't "puff up" and fill with air.
- Your hiccups should be gone after you finish drinking.
But, this time, put in 2 tablespoons of sugar.