Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Exploding Head Syndrome


Exploding head syndrome is a real medical condition. Ok, so people suffering from this condition do not experience any real "exploding." The condition is completely internal and causes the person afflicted by it to hear a tremendously loud "exploding" noise from inside their head. The sound usually occurs within an hour or so after falling asleep. It has been found that it is not the result of falling asleep as it can happen while awake. The sound is usually followed by intense pain in the head. The condition is also known as "visual sleep start" and "auditory sleep start" and it not thought to be dangerous by the medical community, just extremely uncomfortable.
Treatment: Usually the symptoms go away over time on their own.

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