Illustration of hiccups. [Photo/Medindia]
Hiccups are spasms of your diaphragm muscle they not harmful, but they are very irritating.
Swallow something sweet. Taking a spoonful of sugar will get rid of hiccups because it contains granules which will slightly irritate the esophagus hence causing the reduction of the hiccups.
Eating peanut butter. Peanut butter is a classic cure. In the process of chewing and getting it off your tongue and teeth, the swallowing and breathing patterns will be interrupted, hence reducing the hiccups.
Sip some hot sauce. When the heat and burns are occurring it shifts the body’s focus to other processes instead of the hiccups.
Control your breathing.Breathe slowly and deeply into a small paper bag this increases the carbon dioxide level in the blood and makes the diaphragm contract more deeply to bring in more oxygen, which stops the hiccup spasm
Eat some drinking chocolate .Eat some powdered chocolate drink mix right off the spoon. Swallowing the spoonful isn't easy and should but it will reduce the hiccups.