Hi Gary!
The family story is that I was born hiccupping, and I certainly do a lot of it. The ONLY cure I have found which is 100% reliable is to eat some sugar. I keep a couple of packets in my purse for this reason. Over the years I have tried every other cure suggested, and this is the only one that works. Why? I have no idea. Tried it with salt once, and that worked too, but was much harder to swallow (grin).
Joanna