ryanbuckner wrote:
Pease tell me that your hiccup cure is to calm your breath and train your brain to anticipate the NEXT hiccup .... and it never comes. I've used this for years and thought maybe I was the only one. Genius!
Nope. Plopper's remedy is physical: Fill a large glass with cold water and hand it to the hiccuper but don't have them start drinking yet. Take the index fingers of both of your hands and completely seal each of the hiccuper's ears. It's best if they are sitting and you are standing in front of them.
As soon as you have their ears totally closed off, they must start drinking the water and cannot stop until the entire glass is gone. Any breathing must be done through their nose. Make sure you maintain pressure on their ears the whole time and only when the entire glass is empty can you let go. The hiccups should be gone. Works every time and maybe only once or twice in 40 years have I had to repeat the process.
Happy hiccuping to you , Dawn and all the little (or not so little by now) hiccupers.