Home Remedy For Hiccups
Hiccups start from the diaphragm, a dome shaped muscle in the chest. Some of the home remedies for hiccups are as follows :
- Gargle with water or place an ice bag on the diaphragm for sometime
- Sip ice water quickly
- Place a tablespoon of sugar in mouth and suck slowly. In most cases, it is a sure remedy.
- Eat a spoonful of peanut butter. It stops hiccups immediately. It can work for children also.
- Drink a glass of soda water quickly.
- Hold your breath as long as possible, and let it go out. The lungs expand and push down on the diaphragm, stopping hiccups immediately.
- Mix 2 teaspoon common salt in a cup of plain yogurt and consume it. It is a good remedy.
- For recurring hiccups, suck small pieces of fresh ginger.
- Plug your ears with your fingers and drink something with a straw.
- Lay on your back.
- Put a paper bag over your mouth and nose and breathe several times.
- Close your eyes and gently press your eye balls
- Yell or sing as loud as you can.
- Suck on a lemon wedge. The hiccups will be gone.