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Old Jan 18, 2010, 08:41 PM
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I can tell you how to get rid of them if you want.

Hiccups are caused by a spasm in that muscle-diaphram-thingy that supports your lungs. Since it's a spasm, you can reverse it and stop it by doing this:

Lie down across your bed so your head and arms are hanging down from the side of the bed and your middle, right below the ribs, is stretched as much as you can stretch it. In other words, try to make yourself as tall as you can be, with most of the stretch focused on that area right below the ribs.

Take some very slow, deep breaths in through your mouth and hold them to the count of 8. The purse your lips and slowly blow them out to the count of 20. Keep doing this over and over, relaxing the muscles along your torso as you do it. If you can't hold the air that long, you can adjust the timing.

Trying to get rid of hiccups tends to make us more tense and frustrated each time we fail. So that makes them worse because that muscle gets tighter. The key is to relax that area of your body.

I hope this works for you.
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