Yrior
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I usually hold my breath or gulp water but a finger is my ass sounds like more fun. Thanks doc
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/strange-cures-for-hiccups-1.1197377
Here is one paragraph that gets to the point
"Aiming to stimulate the vagus nerve, which plays a role in hiccups, he stuck his (gloved) finger up the patient's rectum. To the doctor's delight (and one hopes the patient's) the hiccups stopped, leading to the publication of a paper, "Termination of intractable hiccups with digital rectal massage", in the Annals of Emergency Medicine and an Ig Nobel award."
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/strange-cures-for-hiccups-1.1197377
Here is one paragraph that gets to the point
"Aiming to stimulate the vagus nerve, which plays a role in hiccups, he stuck his (gloved) finger up the patient's rectum. To the doctor's delight (and one hopes the patient's) the hiccups stopped, leading to the publication of a paper, "Termination of intractable hiccups with digital rectal massage", in the Annals of Emergency Medicine and an Ig Nobel award."
