Exploding Head Syndrome (EHS): Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
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Exploding head syndrome is a type of sleep disorder. You hear a very loud noise or explosion in your head. The sound is not real or heard by others and isn't painful.
  • @glimseEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    I get this! For me it usually sounds like someone stomping on the floor upstairs…but I live on the top floor. Pretty much always falling asleep for a nap, rarely at bedtime.

    A funny anecdote: one time it sounded like someone let out a huge fart right next to my head. The big BRRRAAAAPPPP made me laugh so hard, I completely lost my desire to nap

    • @JackolanternEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Damn. Are you ok? Good thing that it rarely happens at bedtime, but it sucks that you cannot get a good nap.

      Is there a cure for this?

      • @glimseEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        No idea, it’s not a big deal so I’ve never looked into it beyond my doctor saying it’s harmless. It doesn’t hurt or anything it’s just kind of startling. Honestly it’s so minor that the fart story makes up for the 2 decades any inconvenience it caused lol

        Have you ever been falling asleep (or dreaming) and felt like you were falling so you instinctively extend your limbs and wake yourself up? It’s like that but it’s a noise. The weird thing is how REAL it sounds. Indistinguishable without context

        Also I don’t recall it ever waking me up from sleep (like a falling dream would). Pretty sure it’s always been as I’m drifting off

        • @JackolanternEnglish
          2•1 year ago

          That’s weird and cool at the same time. It’s like you have a sleep paralysis angel that makes you fart.

          As long as you still get a good nights rest then it’s all good. Take care of yourself man.

  • @zeppoEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    This happened to me the other day! I was dozing off to a nap in the day and heard a sound something like a chainsaw revving up for a second. That happening outside isn’t far-fetched but it sounded like it was in the same room. Nobody else in the house heard anything.

  • @MissJinxEnglish
    1•7 months ago

    I have this. it’s usually very loud like a bomb, since i don’t live in a place where bombs are commom I always wake up scared sure that tbe building is colapsing. It’s so strong i can evem feel vibrations sometimes. I stay there for about 10 seconds with my eyes closed waiting for death that never comes. It really is a “near death” experience since I truly feel lile i’m going to die…Everytime!

    PS: it’s not a daily experience. It happens about once a week, more or less depending on the stress