# Can humans absorb things through the mouth

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 21, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-humans-absorb-things-through-the-mouth/401098 "2007-04-21T20:04:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![brownsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@brownsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownsfan)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-humans-absorb-things-through-the-mouth/401098/21 "2007-04-22T20:01:28Z")

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Back in the day, my friends and I used to drop microdot acid in our eyes on the theory the trip would start quicker. Not so, but we still tripped.

Sorry for the hijack.

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**Author:** ![BlakeTyner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-humans-absorb-things-through-the-mouth/401098/22 "2007-04-23T05:53:00Z")

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I don’t think I’ve ever really had an opportunity to share this story…

About 6 years ago I got a case of the hiccups that lasted for several days. They weren’t absolutely continuous, but I didn’t get much relief. I tried all the folk remedies to no avail before finally breaking down and going to my doc.

He prescribed Hyoscyamine and instructed me to put a pill under my tongue and let it completely dissolve.

Within just a couple of minutes of putting that pill under my tongue, the hiccups were gone. I don’t think I had to take more than one, but I did end up saving the rest, which never have failed me when I get a case of the hiccups that I can’t solve the old fashioned way.

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