When I can’t sleep, I turn around and sleep “upside down” - moving my pillows to where my feet were beforehand, and my feet to where my head was beforehand - and I stick with that for a week or so. It gives me a week or so without insomnia and then wears off, so I have to turn myself back around for the next 7-12 day period.

Admittedly this could just be a me thing, but let’s put our faith in this method and let the power of placebo effect take hold. Boom, minor bouts of sleeplessness are cured.

What are your own examples of this?

  • da_cow (she/her)@feddit.org
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    10 hours ago

    If you have a hiccup fill your mouth with water, hold your nose shut and then slowly swallow the water in your mouth. Works about 90% of the time. If it doesn’t work, repeat it.

    • Quantenteilchen@discuss.tchncs.de
      1·
      7 hours ago

      For me, exhaling deeply and holding my breath for as long as possible usually does the trick as well.

      Afaik hiccups are mostly caused by some nerve in your neck which is usually responsible for, or at least close to the one actually responsible for, communicating the CO2 concentration of your blood so spiking that somehow interacts and boom! No more hiccup.