[header] How to treat hiccups [title] Try to change your breathing pattern. [step] This may help your diaphragm to relax and stop spasming. [substeps] Hold your breath for several seconds.
[header] How to treat hiccups [title] Try to change your breathing pattern. [step] This may help your diaphragm to relax and stop spasming. [substeps] Hold your breath for several seconds.
Count quickly in your head, keeping your mouth shut until you feel calmed enough to talk. Repeat this as many times as you need to calm yourself down. It doesn't need to be long, just enough to start a new breathing rhythm. Do not hold so long it that it starts to get uncomfortable or you feel dizzy. Breathe through your mouth, not into your diaphragm. Hold your breath for several seconds until your diaphragm is adequately controlled with no more tears. Breathe out very slowly to adjust to the increased pressure on your diaphragm muscles. If your breathing slows, hold the breath for another three seconds.