October 13, 2005
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Last night was...interesting, as I am sure my sister and bunk-buddy can attest! Moments before I crawled into bed, I mysteriously managed to develop a bad case of hiccups.
After a few minutes, I realized I had a serious problem, not only for myself, but also for my sister's (who sleeps below me) own attempts at slumber. Now, hiccups in and of themselves are quite annoying. But combine them with trying to fall asleep after an exhausting day and don't you tell me that's not bad. With every irrupting hiccup that would make it's presence known out into the darkness of our room (muffled as best I could inside my blankets), the gerk that it gave my whole body, also shook the whole entire bunk-bed!
So there I lay, trying to sleep while shaking the whole bed every approx. 7 seconds. Every proven and true method for getting rid of hiccups, I tell ya just didn't work! Holding your breath, taking deep breaths...not a blessed one! They must have lasted a good 10 minutes...oh, those lamented minutes of potential sleep that were so cruelly denied me! It was bad, I'm telling you.
Well, to make a long ten minutes short, they did eventually go away, much to my relief, I was beginning to get motion-sickness!
Altho, teehee, I'll never forget, after a moment of laying there in bed, the patient voice of my sister coming up from the darkness below me:
"Ahem...yes??"
I know I wasn't the only one who sent up a prayer of thanksgiving when the bed ceased it's shaking and the room returned to it's normal state of sleep-promoting silence. 
Comments (5)
Nice... Here is the key (I know everyone says something different) you may have tried it. Breathe as normal as possible. I know in between hiccups it may be hard. I have tried this for long periods of time but never-the-less its the only sure way to do it. Robbies theory; when hiccups come most of the time breathing becomes a choir because one can be busy drinking water up-side-down. (or whatever) it seems to be you can almost drown out the hiccups by breathing the same deep breaths... Or maybe you spent your time holding still wondering if God was trying to tell you something.
N E how glad to hear you made it through without loosing any important organs.
Wow! I love reading your posts, so random and hilarious. I'm glad you got through that, although you do seem bitter about those ten minutes.
A teaspoonful of honey works for me every time! ;P
Well, I'm afraid that I cannot throw a solution in with the lot. I have no sure-fire cures at this time, but I will let you know when I do.
: P
Oh - and what Rothdaddy said about the honey - you know what song that made me think of?
"Just a spoonful of honey makes the medicine go down. The medicine go do-own. The medicine go down. Just a spoonful of honey makes the medicine go down - in the most delightfuly way!"
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