# Hiccup Remedy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccup-remedy/175337>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 15, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccup-remedy/175337 "2003-05-15T02:15:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![gypsymoth3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@gypsymoth3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsymoth3)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccup-remedy/175337/1 "2003-05-15T02:15:08Z")

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has anyone ever tried to patent a remedy or “medication” for the hiccups? has it ever stayed on a market and actually been bought by people?

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccup-remedy/175337/2 "2003-05-15T02:17:32Z")

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Geez, you must have them bad. It looks like you hit submit three times. 😉

Haj

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**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccup-remedy/175337/3 "2003-05-15T02:39:35Z")

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Duplicate of [Hiccup Remedy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=184104)

I’ll close this one.

**DrMatrix** - GQ Moderator