Can anyone confirm if this works? =p

I personally use a method that is similar only in the fact that a cup of water is involved.

This one's real easy, though: get a relatively full cup of water, and drink all of it while holding your nose (remember to take a big breath before you start).

No chair involved, and low risk of neck injury.

I will keep this in mind.

Also, dudes, don't forget to add artists.

Hiccups are just muscle spasms in your diaphram. I sincerely doubt drinking water, regardless of position, will have any effect.

Well, call it a case of mental therapy. If you convince yourself into thinking it'll work, it will.

In all seriousness, I'm still working on being able to just think hiccups away.

I just hold my breath then swallow air... it always works for me.

A spoon of sugar usually helps, since it helps stop the spasm (energy reasons).

Nya-chan said:
A spoon of sugar usually helps, since it helps stop the spasm (energy reasons).

Please tell me you're just joking.

The water drinking tricks work because they make you concentrate on the movement of the muscles involved in hiccupping.

Once you get that, you can leave out the water, and just sit still and concentrate on breathing calmly while keeping those muscles still (and not coughing), and you won't hiccup. If you do this for a couple of minutes, the hiccups will be gone.

It's not hard, once you realize you can do it that way, and after that you will not need to be bothered by hiccups again.

it's not the water itself, it's what you are doing while you drink.