K8's not-yet-patented hiccup cure

I feel I should post this, just to prove that I thought of it first.

This is my cure for hiccups; it has never failed.
NEVER, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?! Not once on the gazillion people I've told about it. Nor ever on myself, since I came up with it 15 years ago.

I developed this cure on my very own, based on the completely unsound reasoning that your body will avoid drowning at all costs.
Yeah, I know it doesn’t make sense. But it produced good results, so stop complaining!

So I have decided to share my wisdom with the world at large, because I do not like to see good people suffer needlessly.

Here are the steps:

1) Develop a bad case of hiccups.
2) Exhale completely.
3) While continuing to hold all the air out of your lungs, put a glass of water to your lips and start drinking. Swallow rapidly and continuously, as if you were guzzling the water, but only take in a small amount of water with each swallow. Do not swallow any air, if you can help it.
4) Do this until you feel like you absolutely HAVE to take a breath.
5) Allow yourself to breathe in slowly.
6) Enjoy your lack of hiccups.