[HN Gopher] Drinking straw device is instant cure for hiccups, s...
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       Drinking straw device is instant cure for hiccups, say scientists
        
       Author : edward
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2021-06-18 21:03 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | theNJR wrote:
       | Once or twice a year I get a nasty case of hiccups that lasts 2-3
       | hours. Usually after a day spent wine tasting. How strange...
       | 
       | For $15 it's worth a shot.
        
         | Leparamour wrote:
         | I usually wouldn't do remote diagnosis but I have the same
         | reaction to champagne. I do get hiccups as a side symptom of a
         | histamine intolerance[1].
         | 
         | [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8005453/[9
        
       | climb_stealth wrote:
       | This is probably one of those things where everyone has a way
       | that works all the time but it's not universal. This is mine:
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       | Tilt your head up and look at the ceiling, hold your nose closed
       | and drink for ten seconds or so.
       | 
       | Not sure what it is about this one, but I found it works even for
       | people with bad hiccups.
        
       | ordu wrote:
       | If I understood correctly, one needs to suck with diaphragm, by
       | inhaling. Is it so? I mean, I suck through straw using my mouth
       | only, I can breathe through nose while sucking into mouth. It
       | seems for me that it wouldn't work. Am I right?
        
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