# I hiccuped so loud I awoke my parents. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 17, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hiccuped-so-loud-i-awoke-my-parents/255547 "2004-07-17T04:54:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hiccuped-so-loud-i-awoke-my-parents/255547/1 "2004-07-17T04:54:30Z")
A few minutes ago I was walking into the kitchen to find a snack, when I hiccuped the hiccup of all hiccups. It was so loud and it came out with such a momentum that I did a little hop. A few seconds later I here one of my parents coming out of their downstairs, across the house room. My dogs were going crazy. And all I did with hiccup. I didn’t break anything, didn’t turn up my amp and start playing, no one broke in, I just hiccuped. And my parents were startled from their sleep. But I think the hiccups are gone now. -hic- Damn. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hiccuped-so-loud-i-awoke-my-parents/255547/2 "2004-07-17T05:21:54Z")
I always get hiccups like that. And then people giggle at me. And after the first couple hiccups, I’m like, “yeah, I hiccup loudly, kinda funny, alright.” But they giggle after every subsequent hiccup. And after the thirtieth one it gets kind of annoying. (And could I start any more sentences with a conjunction?) ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hiccuped-so-loud-i-awoke-my-parents/255547/3 "2004-07-17T05:22:52Z")
BOO! …Better now? ---
**Author:** ![Vision\_of\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hiccuped-so-loud-i-awoke-my-parents/255547/4 "2004-07-17T14:43:56Z")
That must’ve hurt. I’ve had really painful hiccups before and, from your description, they couldn’t hold a candle to the Mother of All Hiccups you had. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hiccuped-so-loud-i-awoke-my-parents/255547/5 "2004-07-17T18:09:10Z")
My son has been getting those loud, full body hiccups sense he was born, and they last forever. At first he’ll have fun with it, like trying to see how far into the alphabet he can get before another one hits. But eventually he’ll come to me for the “magic hiccup cure”. \*Magic Hiccup Cure: Take a deep breath and hold it while applying pressure to your diaphragm, just below the breast bone. Repeat 2-3 times. \* ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hiccuped-so-loud-i-awoke-my-parents/255547/6 "2004-07-17T18:41:08Z")
I have those hiccups too, ones that echo and make the dog bark. Ever seen Alf? Like that. My only recourse is to hold my breath and push down with all my might with my diaphragm, then empty my lungs as much as possible and squeeze my diaphragm tight in the opposite direction. Repeat until hiccup free. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hiccuped-so-loud-i-awoke-my-parents/255547/7 "2004-07-17T18:48:15Z")
Goodness! That be some loud hiccupping! I tend to get them all the time for no reason; like first thing in the morning, just sitting here typing, or driving down the street. Just no reason (unless I’m missing something obvious) and they are so hard to get rid of! My boss says take as deep a breath as you can and hold it. When you feel a hiccup coming on, try to suck in more air. It’ll sometimes work for me. ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hiccuped-so-loud-i-awoke-my-parents/255547/8 "2004-07-17T19:38:52Z")
I get those also. What I do is hold my nose and my breath and swallow all while counting to ten. Works 89% of the time. ---
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hiccuped-so-loud-i-awoke-my-parents/255547/9 "2004-07-18T01:12:54Z")
> [@harmless](#): > > When you feel a hiccup coming on, try to suck in more air. I did that before, but I stopped when during a study hall I tried that, and I hiccuped (again) extremly loudly. It broke everyone’s concentration until the bell rang. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hiccuped-so-loud-i-awoke-my-parents/255547/10 "2004-07-18T01:32:51Z")
Just think of a giraffe and you won’t hiccup. Wait… that’s for sneezing. Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hiccuped-so-loud-i-awoke-my-parents/255547/11 "2004-07-18T02:23:10Z")
Are you serious that thinking about a giraffe will make you stop sneezing? Thats so cool! Maybe I should snort pepper and try it. Wait… ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hiccuped-so-loud-i-awoke-my-parents/255547/12 "2004-07-18T02:25:53Z")
Yeah, I bet snorting pepper is GREAT for you asthma!