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New Delhi: Everyone of us experience hiccups moment in life. They are so uncomfortable and sometimes embarrassing as it would not stop. It usually occurs for a short period of time and sometimes for longer period.


Hiccup occurs when the diaphragm suddenly contracts involuntarily and at the same time the larynx contracts too and the glottis closes which effectively blocks the flow of air.


Eating or drinking too much or too quickly also causes hiccups.


How to get rid of hiccups?


One can decrease hiccupping by stimulating the nasopharynx and the vagus nerve that runs from the brain to the stomach.


Here are some things which one can do while experiencing hiccups:


Hold your breath


Quickly drink a glass of water


Let someone frighten you


Pull hard on your tongue


Bite on a lemon


Gargle with water


Drink from the far side of a glass


Use smelling salts