I’m sure everyone has experienced hiccups, and it’s a really unpleasant feeling. So, how do you treat hiccups? Hiccups are called “erratic” in Chinese medicine. To treat hiccups, we must first treat the primary disease causing the hiccups, and then treat the symptoms. Here are some easy and practical ways to block the nerve reflexes and stop the hiccups. 1, drink water bending method, drink a few mouthfuls of warm water, slowly swallow, and do bending 90 degrees 10-15 times, this is one of the Chinese medicine remedies for hiccups. Because the stomach is closer to the diaphragm, it can warm the diaphragm from the inside. When bending over, the internal organs will also play a massage role on the diaphragm, relieving diaphragm spasm and stopping hiccups. 2. The fright method, in which the patient’s back is slapped while the patient is not paying attention, can sometimes stop the hiccups. This is because shock, as a strong emotional stimulus, can be transmitted through the cerebral cortex to the subcortical centers to suppress diaphragm spasm. However, it should be used with caution for children, people with high blood pressure, and people with heart disease. 3. Hold your breath directly for 30-45 seconds, or take a clean chopstick and put it in your mouth and gently stimulate the back 1/3 of your palate, the hiccups will stop immediately. This is because stimulating the palate with chopsticks induces a gag reflex that can cause the patient to suddenly hold his or her breath and increase the concentration of carbon dioxide in the airway, thus interfering with the neural reflex activity of hiccups. Although this TCM remedy for hiccups is effective, it should be used with caution for people with poor cardiopulmonary function. In addition, there are several methods recommended by TCM practitioners that can effectively cure hiccups. Lie flat on your back and press the Zanzhu point (located on the inside of the eyebrows, at the inner corner of the eyes) with the thumbs of both hands for 2-3 minutes. Take 50-100 grams of sugar and put it in your mouth in 2-4 times and forbid the intake of other food and water for half an hour, but use with caution for people with diabetes and abnormal glucose tolerance. Wash 20-30 grams of ginger, chew it in the mouth and swallow it after 10 minutes, for hiccups caused by cold.