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HIC HIC HICCUPS? Well, it is nothing to worry about - only a reaction of your irritated diaphragm. Even if you do not intervene, it will subside on itself.

But if you are at a social gathering or attending an important meeting, you would definitely want to put a cork on it immediately. Here are some tips to stop the hiccups from troubling you too much.

• Put fingers into your ears; but not so far that it would damage your ears drums.
• Scaring or surprising the vagus nerve can also stop the hiccups.
• Hold your nose and close your mouth until the hiccups are gone.
• Sip some ice water quickly.
• Eat ice-cream.
• Swallow a teaspoon of sugar to stop hiccups in a jiffy.
• Tickle the roof of your mouth with a cotton swab.
• Count in reverse from hundred down.
• Swallow a teaspoon of vinegar in one gulp.
• Breathe deeply through the nose and exhale slowly through the mouth.
• Exhale air into a paper bag and then re-inhale it.
• Bite a slice of lemon and swallow the juice.
• Smell black pepper.

Sometimes, the hiccup may last for days or weeks and this might be due to some medical problem. In such case, it is advisable to get medical supervision.