GirlAfraid23
31-07-10, 14:45
Okay, just wondering if anybody else has experienced this?
Exploding head syndrome is a condition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease) that causes the sufferer occasionally to experience a tremendously loud noise as originating from within his or her own head (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_(anatomy)), usually described as the sound of an explosion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosion), roar, gunshot, loud voices or screams, a ringing noise, or the sound of electrical arcing (buzzing). - Wikipedia Definition.
I thought I was going mad when the other night I woke up with the loudest explosion sound imaginable. I was jolted awake by it and looked out of the window as I thought somebody had got into the house, my heart was pounding and I thought I had gone insane as the house was deadly quiet and there was no noise to be heard. I put my head back on the pillow eventually to sleep again and heard another loud noise, this time accompained by a sharp pain in my head. Of course the health anxiety kicked in and I couldn't get back into restful sleep. The next day I was reasearching and found the above condition.
I didnt experience it for a few weeks and then last night it happened again, except this time it was upon falling asleep in the middle of the night, a ringing sound like a large bell was above my head being rung. It was such a loud noise, I thought that it must have been real, however it went on for a little while and then ceased, then I attempted to go back to sleep and it happened again, however this time I just fell straight to sleep. I woke up and forgot it had even happened until now.
Now I'm being overly sensitive with my hearing and every noise I hear I am trying to decipher whether or not its real or its in my head...please help me, I'm going insane and really worried that I am becoming schizophrenic (sp?)
Please somebody put me out of my misery and tell me they have also experienced this!
Exploding head syndrome is a condition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease) that causes the sufferer occasionally to experience a tremendously loud noise as originating from within his or her own head (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_(anatomy)), usually described as the sound of an explosion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosion), roar, gunshot, loud voices or screams, a ringing noise, or the sound of electrical arcing (buzzing). - Wikipedia Definition.
I thought I was going mad when the other night I woke up with the loudest explosion sound imaginable. I was jolted awake by it and looked out of the window as I thought somebody had got into the house, my heart was pounding and I thought I had gone insane as the house was deadly quiet and there was no noise to be heard. I put my head back on the pillow eventually to sleep again and heard another loud noise, this time accompained by a sharp pain in my head. Of course the health anxiety kicked in and I couldn't get back into restful sleep. The next day I was reasearching and found the above condition.
I didnt experience it for a few weeks and then last night it happened again, except this time it was upon falling asleep in the middle of the night, a ringing sound like a large bell was above my head being rung. It was such a loud noise, I thought that it must have been real, however it went on for a little while and then ceased, then I attempted to go back to sleep and it happened again, however this time I just fell straight to sleep. I woke up and forgot it had even happened until now.
Now I'm being overly sensitive with my hearing and every noise I hear I am trying to decipher whether or not its real or its in my head...please help me, I'm going insane and really worried that I am becoming schizophrenic (sp?)
Please somebody put me out of my misery and tell me they have also experienced this!