BOO!

(did it work?)

did you try the eating a teaspoon of sugar remedy yet? It probably doesn't work, but it's more fun that trying to drink a glass of water the wrong way round.

BOO did not work.

I have not tried sugar, but I'm also slightly drunk and certainly lazy, and there's a cat on my lap, so getting up and dealing with sugar sounds like WAY too much of a hassle just now.

Well, it looks like jamaro has already done the tried and true. If that didn't work, hold your breath. :)

Joking aside, you can usually stop hiccups by slowing your breathing. The hiccup is a nervous twitch in your diaphragm... if you focus on your breathing for a second you can usually get hold of it again and breathe deeply a few times to restore your normal rhythm.

OK, you should then try to drink off the back of your glass, which will be more fun since you're slightly drunk.

Simulate drowning.

Seriously, it's a gasping response. Hold your nose and drink as much water as you can from a running facuet - as much- hold it until you think you/re gonna pass out, don't take in any air.

The resulting gasps and coughs should shake up the spams.

Apparently, looking at Maru worked. I assume something occurred with my breathing or laughing or awwwwwing that actually helped, but whatever worked, I can strongly recommend Maru as an anti-hiccup aid.

Ah, Maru. Bless his fantastic healing powers.

Just in case you ever find yourself hiccuping and unable to connect to the youtubes, here's a two step method that has worked for me since I learned it.

Materials needed:
-a glass of water
-a piece of paper towel large enough to cover the top of the glass

Step 01: cover the top of the glass with the paper towel, folding the paper towel so that it wraps around the top
Step 02: sip from the glass

Take a deep breath and hold it down hard for 30 seconds.