You’re half-asleep, sliding toward that blissful blackout, and then it happens. A bang. A crash. A gunshot-level noise that feels like it came from inside your skull. You sit straight up, fully awake ...

Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but ...

When you first hear of 'exploding head syndrome,' you might assume the worst, but even though it's not deadly, it's root ...

If you've heard a gun shot while you fall asleep that didn't actually happen, you may be experiencing exploding head syndrome. The most disturbing thing about exploding head syndrome is when it hits ...

Exploding head syndrome may sound like something out of a science fiction movie—but in fact it’s a very real sleep disorder. People with this sleep phenomenon are prone to experiencing loud and sudden ...

A disorder known as 'exploding head syndrome' has been found to be far more common among young people than previously believed, affecting nearly 1 in 5 of those studied. The condition causes ...

Bang! The sound, like a gun firing or a metal case crashing to the floor, wakes me up. My heart is pounding. I frantically look around my room, my head spinning. Am I being robbed? Is my cat trying to ...

Some people experience only a single episode, while others may have occasional episodes or brief clusters before the condition settles. Because the experience is so sudden and unusual, many ...

For a long time, I never gave sleep science much thought. The closest I came to probing what transpires when we close our eyes at night was putting a friend’s hand in a cup of warm water to see if ...

A musician and guitar luthier who's no stranger to loud noises, Dave Lovos admits to being a bit undone by the boom he heard in his head one night earlier this year. It hit just as Lovos was drifting ...