Info to Help Cure Persistent Hiccups

I have created this blog in an effort to help others find a cure for persistent hiccups which have lasted longer than 48 hours, and in most cases for several days.

This blog documents my experience with a severe bout of persistent hiccups that lasted 7 days, and what was finally done to cure them.

Medical Information on Treating Severe Hiccups – 48+ Hours

Tag: breathing exercise


Diaphragm Stimulation Exercise for Curing Hiccups

Let’s take a look at another good breathing exercise to help you cure the hiccups. This exercise uses a combination of controlled breathing and visualization to stimulate the diaphragm and cure your hiccups.

This is another good breathing exercise to practice as it promotes good mental health, stress relief and lowers blood pressure.

By nature the hiccups are occurring because your diaphragm is working against your body instead of with it. This exercise is designed to get the two working together in order to cure your hiccups.

How to Stimulate Your Diaphragm to Cure the Hiccups

  1. First take several slow deep breaths. While you are doing this focus on the feeling you have in your abdomen.
  2. As you take in a slow deep breath feel you chest and lungs expand as allow your stomach muscles to relax.
  3. While doing this you should feel the muscle wall between your chest and abdomen drop down.
  4. Breath out, and as you do focus on the feeling of your chest contacting. As you do this, tighten and pull up your stomach muscles. This will raise your stomach wall.
  5. The best way to visualize this is by imagining that will you are breathing you need to make space for the air in your chest. When you breathe out visualize how this space contracts within your body.

This is the basic method used for controlled breathing by singers, martial artists and yoga practitioners as well as many other sports and hobbies that utilize controlling your breath.

Practice this exercise for several minutes and you should notice that your hiccups have been cured. If your hiccups have not gone away by this point be patient and try another exercise on the site to help cure your hiccups.



Hold Your Breath & Reset Your Diaphragm to Stop Hiccups

This next method is another simple breathing exercise you can do anywhere to help cure the hiccups. These are good techniques to know because a lot of the time the hiccups occur at the worst possible times.

Whether you are in a meeting, or stuck on a plane breathing exercises allow you to try and cure your hiccups without needing any supplies or even needing to move from where you are sitting.

Resetting Your Diaphragm to Cure Hiccups


This method is simple and effective so follow the steps below to learn how to reset your diaphragm.

  1. First breathe in as much air as you possibly can. Take one slow, long inhale until it feels as though your lungs are completely full.
  2. Continue to breathe in until it is impossible for you to take in anymore air.
  3. Once you have done this, start to breathe normally.
  4. The act of doing this should reset your diaphragm and cure your hiccups.

Continue to do this until your hiccups go away.

If your hiccups still persist be patient and try some of the other cures outlined on the website.