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Very annoying this hiccups! But how to stop it as soon as possible? Try these tips that will relieve you.
SOME GOOD TIPS TO TRY TO STOP HICCUPS
- Pull your tongue out to maximize the gap between your vocal cords and inhale and exhale as slowly as possible. It stops faster the contractions of your diaphragm that cause hiccups.
- Press on the soft parts that are just behind the earlobe , at the base of the skull. You send a signal of relaxation to the vagus nerve, a big nerve connected to the diaphragm.
- Quickly drink ten sips one after the other. the contractions of the esophagus that this causes compete with the contractions of the diaphragm and can stop them.
- Eat a pickle or suck a piece of lemon : the surprise felt by the taste buds is also sometimes effective to stop the hiccups.
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