Hear No Evil

Okay, so I got this major case of hiccups this evening.  I'm talking, the stomach-cramping, I'm getting nauseous, kind of hiccups.  Very painful, and very irritating.  I've always had a tendency to get them and they last for a long time.  But today, praise the Lord, I have found a cure! Yes, I said a cure - not some silly gulping water or holding your breath technique, but a bonafide remedy to cure your case of hiccups!

Hiccups are little more than a reflex. You get them when the vagus nerve or one of its branches, which runs from the brain to the abdomen, is irritated.  Apparently, the branches of the vagus nerve also reach into the auditory system, so some doctors recommend a simple solution of putting your fingers in your ears! That's right - fingers in ears!!!  By stimulating the vagus nerve endings in your ear, you overwhelm the nerve with another sensation and it forgets about your hiccups!  It's incredible because it ACTUALLY WORKS!!! Trey and I were shocked! Guess that's a little tidbit of information I'll definitely be remembering from here on out!!! ;)