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Its tasting vinegar not actually drinking it.

However, its thought that one tea spoon of vinegar tells the vagus nerve that communicates with the stomach that its another sensation to stop what's its doing and focus on the sensation of the bitter liquid. The vagus nerve is a cranial nerve that innervates the stomach and conveys sensory information about the body's organs to the brain. When distracted by overwhelming information of another sort i.e the vinegars taste, it basically tells the brain that something more important has come up and the hiccuping should probably be stopped.

There are a number of other things you can try yourself that may help to stop your hiccups. for instance

tasting vinegar

holding your breath for a short period

sipping ice-cold water

biting on a lemon

pulling your knees up to your chest

leaning forward to compress your chest

swallowing granulated sugar

breathing into a paper bag (never place a bag over your head)

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