Think about it, just take a spoon full of it when u get them, and don't have to hold your breath for 100 seconds or do any of the stand on your head mumbo jumbo.
2007-01-28 10:56:04 · 3 answers · asked by go UCLA bruins! 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Hiccups are caused by spasms of the diaphram. if someone invented a medicine to stop spasms, it would relax the muscle thereby making it hard or impossible to draw a breath.
Most of the "cures" tend to be things that regulate your breathing and require concentration. So it is basically mind over matter and strong concentration.
2007-01-28 15:04:13 · answer #1 · answered by Lost in Erehwon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chlorpromazine seems to be the most useful medication for singultus (hiccups), and not only does it not work as well as some other methods, it has nasty side-effects, and nobody likes taking it. The most likey cure for an attack, though, isn't all that unpleasant: Just put a spoonful of table sugar on the soft palate. In comparison studies, this seems the trick that works most often.
2007-01-28 21:00:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All you do is take deep breaths and they should go away.
2007-01-28 19:57:39 · answer #3 · answered by dude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋