Um.. Ugh.. Then = them It was a type-o.. Although I'm sure there will be quite a few people that'll have something to say about it.

I concentrate on trying not to hiccup, hold my breath, and if that doesn't work, a large gulp of water usually works... Unfortunately, if I get the hiccups once in the day, I will get them several times that day. When I was a kid, a spoonful of sugar worked (no kidding).

Halo: I dunno...I have noticed that the spelling bees seemed to have buzzed elsewhere

I hold my breath, but that's not enough. I calm myself and slow my heartrate and try to relax my body.

They : I have the same problem. I get them several times during a day-- if i get them at all. I used to squeze my throat.. and that actually works. .. but drinking water always worked the best.. 10 fast sips.

I hold my breath. It works like a charm for me.

I do nothing...they eventually pass....

I wait until they go away on their own accord.

They mostly seem to go away pretty quickly by themselves.

I have someone scare me, I hold my breath, I drink water. Whatever happens to work that time.

Halo.. do they hurt your chest? When I get hiccups, they are very painful.

They : If I have them long enough they'll hurt. It depends.

Hiccups hurt me every time I hic.

Put a paper towel over a glass of water and drink the water through the paper towel. It works wonders!

What happened to "I do nothing about it at all"? (which is what I do... or don't do ;))

How about "I wait for them to go away"?

First I try to drink a glass of water through a straw all at once - with no stopping. If drinking water doesn't work, I try to breathe very deeply and slowly - it seems to settle the diaphragm so the hiccups pass.

You need an option for lelle... 'I encourage them to continue.'

A tablespoon of white sugar taken straight. You are allowed to chase it with water after you've tried to swallow it several times (a good effort). It's rarely failed.

They: My hiccups are often extremely loud and dreadfully painful. They are known in my circle of friends as the Hurty-Hiccups.

I got hiccups the very night I answered the original survey. Coincidence?

JONATHAN: That, my friend is the Wicksy curse!!

I've had heartburn every night since the cheese whiz survey.

My mom used to give us a teaspoon full of sugar when we got the hiccups. It usually worked (and still seems to). She said it had something to with the granularity of the sugar. I now think it had/has something to do with the power of suggestion.

take one healthy dose of vinegar mixed with sugar...stir with stainless steel spoon...drink it down with the handle of the spoon under your tongue...

One carefully-measured dose of placebo works every time

Apparently sucking a slice of lemon stops hiccups.

I'm beginning to think the cure is worse than the disease...Vive la hiccups

yorricks - are you sure that's meant to cure hiccups and not induce vomiting?

romkey: I think thinking about how horrific the cure is will cure you right off.

'Doctor, why did that nun pass out?'
'I told her she was pregnant.'
'Oh, my! Was she?'
'Of course not, but it cured her hiccups.'

I just ignore them and they get bored and go away.

i can't seem to shake 'em once they get started

I hold my breath, plug my nose, plug my ears, close my eyes, and swallow.

romkey: No, its for the hiccups I got it directly from an old wife. I'm getting strangely inspired to write a little hiccup ditty to the tune of "Love Potion #9" I hold my breath, I plug my nose, I pull my uvula. I need to get some sleep.

Do nothing and wait till it's over.

Oscar - How many hands do you have?!

SueBee: dunno about you but I don't need hands to do that... just air and pressure :)

Lemon juice! Put some lemon juice on your tongue and the hiccups go away :)

But alas, this tends to be difficult when not at home. 2nd choice, holding my breath for a few counts.

You have to try and reprogram your breathing or whatever.

I heard a spoonful of peanut butter was supposed to work too

Only two hands. I plug my ears with my first fingers and my nose with my pinkies.

Wow, that does work! I can cover my eyes at the same time, kind of like one of those little monkeys. See no evil, hear no evil, smell no evil?

Is THAT what you were doing????
I thought you were trying to block out the noise of the rats drinking out of their water bottle!!!!

slit my throat...the hiccups always seem to stop!

I take a deep breath and hold it, put my head between my legs, and push moderately (not hard enough to blow a blood vessel). Even if I keep hiccuping I don't stop (I've heard that you need to start over if you hiccup while holding your breath) until either the hiccups stop or I can't hold it any longer. I rarely have to do it a second time and I've never had to do it a third.

I drink water with my ears blocked (using my fingers) and drink from the opposite side of the glass to usual.

have sex....it works every time

so, how long have you had the hic-ups wicksy?

magbast: I heard you time the boiling of your egg by having sex.....damn, I didn't know you liked runny eggs!!

did you hear that from your mom, mum, crack whore..whatever it is you call her these days?

No no magbast, that's what I call your mum. Don't offend mine by the comparison!

oh my...wicksy, your mum is sooo fat..the dog has to iron her pants on the driveway...

your mum is so fat, she went to sears...said, "show me something in my size!"...they took the dog to the drapes...

ya mum is sooo fat, she went for a swim, spain tried to claim her as part of the new land

ya momma is soooooo fat, the dog plays hopscotch like this

"Florida, Georgia, Alabama....."

well in your case

"UK, Scandinavia, Russia...."

Four comments in a row Magbast. Gee Wizz, I didn't know you could even count that high!!

"Like mother like son" : You're fat, your mum is....I'm slim, my mum is!!

G'day mate

um...

"like mother like son" : you suck you're brother's dick, and so does your mum

Yes the maturity is hanging in the air so thick here you could just cut it with a knife...

supplicant...that was pre-parenthood...the name-calling days are over ;)

spoonful of sugar

God, nothing seems to work, I have tried everything but the stare thing, I think I will try that.

EAT A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR

Masturbate

hammerme: Oh sure, that's your answer for everything.

I drink hot tea. I can actually feel it go down uncomfortably (tightening) and then everything in there gets all warm and relaxed and it stops the hiccups. I have no idea how it works or what exactly is going on.