Hiccups can be cured by pulling your tongue out or sticking your fingers in your ears for a few seconds.

Home remedies suggested by health publications say that hiccups can be cured by pulling the tongue out or by sticking fingers in ears.

Home remedies suggested by health publications say that hiccups can be cured by pulling the tongue out or by sticking fingers in ears.A senior editor of Harvard health has stated there are few logical ways to get rid of the hiccup, which includes pulling our tongue outside which stimulates the nasopharynx. BBC suggests an alternative remedy that stimulates the vagus nerve by pulling the tip of the tongue, putting the fingers in ears or gently pressing on the eyeballs.

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Harvard Health Blog

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Reader's Digest

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BBC

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