Making hiccups go away Of the many, many ways to get rid of hiccups, here are a few you can try that are logical, considering the muscles and tissues involved: Stimulating the nasopharynx, or the uppermost region of the throat, by pulling on your tongue, swallowing granulated sugar, gargling with water, sipping ice water, drinking from the far side of a glass, or biting on a lemon (not all at once, of course) Stimulating the skin that covers the spinal nerves near the neck by tapping or rubbing the back of the neck Stimulating the pharynx, or back of the throat, by gently poking it with a long cotton swab Interrupting your normal respiratory cycle by holding your breath, breathing into a paper bag (which increases the amount of carbon dioxide you inhale), gasping in fright, or pulling your knees up to your chest and leaning forward Distracting your mind from the fact that you have the hiccups
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