A non-pharmaceutical hiccup remedy device that makes use of known treatments for hiccups but in a novel way is described. The device is a drinking cup with an extension that applies a cold finger extension to the cheek of the hiccup sufferer user simultaneous to drinking from the cup. The device has been found by the inventor to provide rapid alleviation of hiccups without the discomfort of prior solutions and without the side effects of pharmaceutical treatments for hiccups. The device can be sized and/or, in some embodiments, adjusted for the particular user, from child to adult.
1. A hiccup remedy comprising:
a) a cup, the cup containing a cold beverage that is drunk by a user, and,
b) a rectangular extension applied to an outer surface of the cup, the rectangular extension having a longitudinal axis extending above the rim of the cup and a flat surface that contacts the cheek of a user when the user drinks the cold beverage from the cup, and,
c) the rectangular extension attached to the cup such that the rectangular extension is cooled by the cold beverage, thereby applying cold to the user's cheek when drinking the cold beverage from the cup, and,
d) the rectangular extension is attached to the cup at a point using a screw or a rivet and the rectangular extension may be adjusted by rotating about the point and thereby adjusting a location that the flat surface contacts the cheek of the user.
2. A hiccup remedy comprising:
a) a cup, the cup containing a cold beverage that is drunk by a user, and,
b) a rectangular extension applied to an outer surface of the cup, the rectangular extension having a longitudinal axis extending above the rim of the cup and a flat surface that contacts the cheek of a user when the user drinks the cold beverage from the cup, and,
c) the rectangular extension attached to the cup such that the rectangular extension is cooled by the cold beverage, thereby applying cold to the user's cheek when drinking the cold beverage from the cup, and,
d) the rectangular extension includes a region along a line at a plane of a rim of the cup that may be bent thereby adjusting a location and a pressure that the flat surface contacts the cheek of the user.