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Exploding head syndrome is a rare and relatively undocumented parasomnia event in which the subject experiences a loud bang in their head similar to a bomb exploding, a gun going off, a clash of cymbals or any other form of loud, indecipherable noise that seems to originate from inside the head. Contrary to the name, exploding head syndrome has no elements of pain, swelling or any other physical trait associated with it. They may be perceived as having bright flashes of light accompanying them, or result in shortness of breath, though this is likely caused by the increased heart rate of the subject after experiencing it. It most often occurs just before deep sleep, and sometimes upon coming out of deep sleep.

Attacks can increase or decrease with time, and can disappear for long stretches at a time, or entirely, of their own volition. Subjects often feel fear or distress after the incident. People over the age of 50 are most likely to experience exploding head syndrome. Women are at a higher rate of experiencing it than men. It has been reported in people as young as 10 years old. Exploding head syndrome is thought to be highly connected with stress and extreme fatigue in most individuals. What actually causes the sensation in individuals is still unknown, though speculation of possible sources includes minor seizures affecting the temporal lobe, or sudden shifts in middle ear components.

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http://www.sleepassociation.org/index.ph...adsyndrome

**Frigg Stuyvesant**

NumBurr 1 Wrote:

Exploding head syndrome is a rare and relatively undocumented parasomnia event in which the subject experiences a loud bang in their head similar to a bomb exploding, a gun going off, a clash of cymbals or any other form of loud, indecipherable noise that seems to originate from inside the head. Contrary to the name, exploding head syndrome has no elements of pain, swelling or any other physical trait associated with it. They may be perceived as having bright flashes of light accompanying them, or result in shortness of breath, though this is likely caused by the increased heart rate of the subject after experiencing it. It most often occurs just before deep sleep, and sometimes upon coming out of deep sleep.

Attacks can increase or decrease with time, and can disappear for long stretches at a time, or entirely, of their own volition. Subjects often feel fear or distress after the incident. People over the age of 50 are most likely to experience exploding head syndrome. Women are at a higher rate of experiencing it than men. It has been reported in people as young as 10 years old. Exploding head syndrome is thought to be highly connected with stress and extreme fatigue in most individuals. What actually causes the sensation in individuals is still unknown, though speculation of possible sources includes minor seizures affecting the temporal lobe, or sudden shifts in middle ear components.

http://www.sleepassociation.org/index.ph...adsyndrome

That would SUCK!

**............** · **............** INFP User ID: 27152 08-03-2012 09:45 PM **Posts: 15,734**

Had something similar while going through paxil withdrawl syndrome.

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 112444 08-03-2012 09:48 PM

L - Taurine

**It's Hot Here**

**eclipsed**

sounds similar to mine...lately the frequencies are not drawn out for the half a minute or so likr usual but instead are short sharp painful blasts.

and only the girls hear them in my house, not the boys

they hurt.

**Adveser**

I thought everyone experienced this occasionally. It's no big deal maybe people just don't notice it. If you knew for a split second that a 160db very loud and very painful explosion was coming you would think it would be nerve racking but it really isn't. I think it might be a psychological reminder of what instant death is like and not to be afraid.

~~Jedi Knight Stevus~~

I have heard bangs like this when im about to fall asleep. doomed

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 112403 08-03-2012 09:51 PM

Head exploding syndrome can be severe in some cases.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MhgnMX73Pw

**Adveser**

Jedi Knight Stevus Wrote:

I have heard bangs like this when im about to fall asleep.

Yeah, that is the most likely time for it to happen. That is when it happens most of the time for me.

**Momar**

Something similar has happened to me several times, but more a ringing in the ears that is so loud I can't hear anything else for a few seconds and then slowly subsides. Sure enough, recent MRI shows a cyst on my temporal lobe.

**............** · **............** INFP User ID: 27152 08-03-2012 09:55 PM **Posts: 15,734**

Now that I think about it, I do remember reading/hearing once that a loud bang is heard as we transition fully into the astral realm. I'll see if I can find out where that's from.

**Schrodinger's Cat**

I had something similar when pilled up on Topiramate, sitting at the PC desk one evening only to have (what felt like) someone literally shout in my ear 'OY!'

EHS, Tinnitus, the Pills, a ghost, call it whatever you want.

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 112403 08-03-2012 10:00 PM

Schrodingers Cat Wrote:

I had something similar when pilled up on Topiramate, sitting at the PC desk one evening only to have (what felt like) someone literally shout in my ear 'OY!'

EHS, Tinnitus, the Pills, a ghost, call it whatever you want.

May have been a ghost of the Jewish faith.

**............** · **............** INFP User ID: 27152 08-03-2012 10:00 PM **Posts: 15,734**

Natural Astral Travel

There are a number of differences between deliberate and spontaneous astral travel.
People who experience spontaneous out of body report a body shape that is usually an exact double of their physical body.
People who experience deliberate out of body report a body shape that is altered at will.
People who experience deliberate out of body also report a type of joining to the body such as a silver cord.
There are also many similarities between the two.
Both experiences report an increased sense of energy and vitality.
A much higher sense of sight and hearing.
Strange sounds such as loud bangs.
An altered sense of vibration of the consciousness.
People who have experienced an out of body have a much stronger belief in life after death.
One of the most interesting points is that people people report that the experience retains its sense of realness indefinitely.

http://www.paralumun.com/astral.htm

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