Not much of a question…but more of a statement.
The only cure I’ve ever heard that actually works for hiccups is to eat a teaspoon of sugar. When I was about ten, I read about this…and ever since Ive tried to get other people to try it but most people won’t because for some reason they don’t want to swallow a teaspoon of sugar (they say this as they chew on a snickers)…anyway…please try it next time.
I’ve tried it and it works for me. I’ve never understood the aversion to a teaspoon of sugar.
Mary Poppins endorses this method. That’s good enough recommendation for me.
Drinking water from the opposite side of the glass usually does the trick for me.
I usually hold my breath as long as I can. This is supposed to ‘reset’ the autonomic nerves involved in hiccups. Try it next time!
hijack: I have seen hiccups spelled ‘hiccoughs’ before. Is that the British spelling, or what?
It’s an alternative spelling given in the dictionary I just consulted (the Concise Oxford Australian edition), based on the older English usage.
This always works for me.
Anything works that takes your mind off of the hiccups.
A teaspoonful of vinegar always works for me (Sugar doesn’t)
Has anyone put a paper bag over their heads? 
Truth is I can’t remember the last time I had the hiccups. Not that I’m complaining or anything like that.
My mother used to give me a spoonful of sugar for hiccups. Recently my wife came down with a case and I told her to try it. She was reluctant but eventually acceded. We went on with whatever we were doing and by the time I asked her about her hiccups again, they had vanished.
Placebo, psychological, or cure I cannot say. It works for some.
I have noticed that some of the breath holding and hyperventilation techiques sometimes aren’t strong enough. In those case, you can get someone to hold your head underwater until you stop fighting, wait a few seconds, and then pick up and give you mouth-to-mouth. The combination of oxygen deprivation and extra carbon dioxide emissions from the other person’s exhalation seems to stop even the most stubborn cases of hiccups.
You’re right, not much of a question here. So, off to IMHO.
samclem GQ moderator
I’ve heard this one before, but…
just exactly how the hell do you do it? I tried to once, and barely managed to avoid injury to the lower half of my face.
BTW, it’s been my experience that for the “sugar cure” to be effective, you have to let it sit and dissolve on your tongue until your swallowing reflex becomes so maddening that after your hiccups are cured you require several years of psychotherapy.
I get the hiccups a lot. The only thing that consistently works for me is to drink a glass a water through a thick towel. It forces you to suck harder (no jokes, please) and stops whatever it is that’s spasming. It also doubles as a great party trick.
You can put a drop of water on the teaspoon of sugar to make it easier to swallow. Also, same theory as the sugar - a teaspoon of peanut butter. Make sure it goes down the right tube, ok? Peanut butter pneumonia is the worst!
Once I had the hiccups and my friend said to me,
“When was the last time you saw a white horse?”
And I was like, “Huh? What are you talking about? HAVE I ever seen a white horse? I don’t even remember! I’ve seen a grey one, but I don’t remember if I – heeeyyy, wait, my hiccups are gone!”
She told me it only works once, however. I don’t know why, but it was the only hiccup cure that has ever worked for me.
The method I learned from my parents was to drink a glass of water straight down, you know, like, with really big gulps. Works for me.
I’ve never known any of them to really work. They mostly seem to revolve around quickly swallowing something sour or sickly sweet ( a common one here is a shot of neat raspberry cordial). When I’ve tried them, I often imagined the hiccups go away after bit, but they may have been going anyway.
The sugar and water way is the ONLY one that ever works for me.
My family’s tried and true method endorsed by my sister and her six children:
For the grown ups (or people with long fingers):
Use the method above, but dispense with the helper and try to manage the glass of water by yourself. If nothing else you’ll provide cheap entertainment for those around you (especially if you have stubby fingers).