If someone else has the hiccups, your goal is to break the cycle of diaphragmatic contraction by suddenly giving the person's body something else to react to. That's why the scaring technique ("Boo!") sometimes works, but you can also try sudden gestures ("Look over there!") or other surprises ("Where did that llama come from?").

2torial #0450: Learn2 Cure Hiccups (Continued) Try water in an odd posture Drink a glass of water while someone presses your ears closed. For greater effect, pinch your nose shut with one hand while you drink with the other. Another time-honored strategy is to bend over and put your mouth on the far side of a glass of water. As you bend further, tip the glass towards your chest and drink upside-down. Why do techniques like this seem to be effective? Possibly because they generate sensations that your body doesn't encounter every day. Your body concentrates on processing these sensations, which means it stops paying attention to the repeat loop going on in your diaphragm. Anything that produces a similar disorientation might prove effective: swinging in a child's swing with your eyes closed, for instance, or putting your pants on backwards.Step 3