# Hiccup Cures

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 5, 2004, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccup-cures/243555 "2004-05-05T00:09:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccup-cures/243555/41 "2004-05-06T12:48:49Z")

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A bon vivant at the bar I used to hang out at gave me the best cure. It works 99.9 % of the time, and it is simple. Balance a full glass of water on the top of your head. Remember that it has to be hands free, but you can keep them nearby just in case.

I once had to go to the hospital after a 14 hour hiccoughing jag. The doctors in the ER all had a good laugh at my expense and then one of them cured me. I had had my hair cut the day before and a few small (tiny) pieces of hair fell into my ear and were pressing up against the Vagus nerve (I think that it may be the nerve that **brianjedi** was refering to). He floated the hair out of my ear with some saline and presto - no more hiccoughs. After 14 hours the relief was fantastic.

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