Comments on: Exploding head syndrome http://mindhacks.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/ Neuroscience and psychology tricks to find out what's going on inside your brain. Fri, 25 May 2012 22:09:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Maridyth http://mindhacks.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-27462 Thu, 24 May 2012 08:01:26 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-27462 A couple days ago I walked through my dining room and heard a loud explosion. No one else seemed to hear it. About an hour later I heard a noise while walking in the exact same spot, this time it sounded like pans crashing against each other. My husband didnt hear anything, he was about 10 ft away. I saw dark spots the rest of the day. My thoughts went to schitsophrenia. I finally told my husband and he mentioned inner ear problems. I googled the problem and found this exploding head syndrome. I read through many comments and found we all have many of the same symptoms. My history..esp as a child (according to my mother) age 16 migraines. With aura…age 35 outer body experiences ..during sleep being able to fly and see my body.. those stopped..age 43 head explosions while sleeping..until 2 days ago i was convinced it was all just part of a dream state..now it bas happened twice while fully awake walking by the same area of the house.

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In my dream the explosion was a lightening strike, I woke up with a racing heart and thought I had had a stroke!

Reassuring to read so many people have experienced this.

I did wake up earlier in the night with a headache and have had migraines in the past.

]]> By: Michala http://mindhacks.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26745 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:57:35 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26745 I am 23 and a psychology student. My lecturer made me realise that I have been experiencing this today!

I don’t remember how long I’ve had it I can remember a few experiences which have left me shaken!

The most recent happened about 2 weeks ago, I had a loud crash as if two cars had collided and I saw lightening strike the pile-on outside my house! I was convinced it actually happened but my boyfriend said he hadn’t heard anything!

Until today I’ve been convinced that it happened! But after hearing it being described it clicked and I realised that it’s occurred before, however without any visions.

I too was sleeping on my side then (don’t know if that has anything to do with it). I’ve also suffered with Veritgo in the past which has messed up my internal ears I think I sometimes suffer with very minor tinnitus!

It’s quite funny that I wouldn’t have realised I experience this if it wasn’t for my lecture. When you wake up you just forget about it, I bet there are so many more people who have it but don’t realise it too!

]]> By: Ragnar http://mindhacks.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26675 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:54:02 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26675 Im 31 yr old from Iceland. I have had this since I remember my self. My attacks are more then just explotions. The strange thing is (or I belive so) that before I go to REM sleep, I know it I am at that stage. I can sometimes control my dreams very well. Also it is like my head is shacking (or my eyes). Sometimes I get the explotions but more common for me is that my heads start to shake (even it is not shaking actually). Strange…

]]> By: Patrie http://mindhacks.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26616 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:00:09 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26616 This happened to me today. Just as I was falling asleep. There was a very load bang and bright lights befind my eyes. It scared me so I went to the ED. The DR there did a CAT scan. He said it looked clean. He then said I had Vertigo? I never said I was dizzy. I have had vertiga before abd this was no it.

I’m glad to read there are other people who -have had this happen.

]]> By: Kay Williams http://mindhacks.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26584 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:34:31 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26584 I think I’ve been experiencing Exploding Head Syndrome for nearly 4 months now. I’m 21 and have no health problems. I’d wake up at around 4-5am (but has happened as late as 7am) and about 15 mins afterward I’d experience a strange noise. It feels like a mass of vibrations inside my head. If my eyes are shut then sometimes my vision will be affected, and if they are open I will hallucinate – I usually see strange lights floating about the room. While this is going on I’m more often than not paralysed. I can’t even open my mouth to scream and sometimes feel smothered. I honestly thought that I was going mad. I’ve experienced this on my side, on my back, and face down and sometimes more than once each night

]]> By: Lois http://mindhacks.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26432 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:28:48 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26432 Like all of you – I am very relieved to learn this condition is experienced by others. When I have an EHS it always seems I am just starting to nod off and then – wham – a loud zap followed by a flash of light – and I wake right up – and of course my heart is pounding because it scares me.
I am not depressed – and I am not suffering from too much stress. I take diovan – a high blood pressure medication – daily. The only other thing I thought could be causing it is my allergies and the allergy medications I take?? (Not one in particular – I try different ones all the time).
I am female – 57 yrs old and I have had these episodes – probably for the last 4 or 5 years.

]]> By: Mary http://mindhacks.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26095 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:06:48 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26095 I had the disorienting feeling all day ..since it happened to me last night….I have been off balance and dropping everything I try to pick up….very clumsy feeling…..also had a head ache when I got up this AM….

]]> By: Mary http://mindhacks.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26094 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:41:34 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26094 wow …everything you said was exactly what I was thinking and I had the EHS last night…and woke up this morning craving a banana…and ate one…that is so weird that you would say that….I felt a little better after eating the banana but am still shaky….when I had the EH event I became paralyzed after for a period of time…I was too paralyzed to even know how much time passed…and when my son woke me up this morning I could hardly speak to him…I think it is something bad like a tumor or adrenal prob…I am not sure…but I am scared

]]> By: Bernet http://mindhacks.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26081 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:05:55 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/exploding-head-syndrome/#comment-26081 I just experienced one, it only happens to me when I’m about to sleep. Like what it feels like just a fewshort seconds. Sometimes its a loud noise like something near by had exploded. Most of the time though its this very bright white light and the explosion sound. I’m female 28 years old.

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