How many ways can you think of to cure hiccups and do any of them actually work? Most would say that the old cures like making the sufferer jump, holding your breath or drinking water really don’t work.

Well, there is now allegedly a cure! With the all new Hicural’s Hiccup Stick, which could be yours for the equivalent of 10 dollars. The stick is inserted horizontally into the mouth, you then just bite down, drink some water and the hiccups, they say, will just disappear.

So, how does it work? The company explain that hiccups are merely a contraction of the diaphragm, which is really just a bunch of muscle. This contraction also squeezes the vocal cords which is where the ‘hic’ comes into hiccups. Anyway, the Hiccup Stick is allegedly specially designed to allow aire and water to mix in your mouth, this then makes the muscles in your throat contract, which, the makers say, frees you from the hiccups.

If you have hiccups and don’t mind looking a bit of a prat, then the Hiccup Stick could be for you… if you do try it, please let us know how you get on!