TIL about exploding head syndrome, which causes patients to hear a loud, frightening noise when falling asleep or waking up. Up to 10% of people may have it, but cases often go undiagnosed

realitista@lemm.ee · edit-2 8 months ago

TIL about exploding head syndrome, which causes patients to hear a loud, frightening noise when falling asleep or waking up. Up to 10% of people may have it, but cases often go undiagnosed

elooto@lemmy.ml · 8 months ago

For me, it sounds exactly like a wooden screen door slamming shot.

lesbian_seagull@lemm.ee · 8 months ago

The spring-loaded kind or someone/thing forcibly closing it?

elooto@lemmy.ml · 8 months ago

Interesting Q lesbian_seagull. I never got the sense that anyone else was involved, but the sound is definitely slamming shut with a loud thwack. And I suppose the first couple times I thought it was real, but I don’t have screen doors.

spiderwort@lemm.ee · edit-2 8 months ago

Yes. Me too.

I would describe it as the sound of a big quick blast of compressed air. Like when you disconnect a compressor fitting.

Which is pretty similar.

Short loud white noise.

A flash of white light in sound form?

TIL about exploding head syndrome, which causes patients to hear a loud, frightening noise when falling asleep or waking up. Up to 10% of people may have it, but cases often go undiagnosed

TIL about exploding head syndrome, which causes patients to hear a loud, frightening noise when falling asleep or waking up. Up to 10% of people may have it, but cases often go undiagnosed

Exploding head syndrome - Wikipedia