Exploding Head Syndrome

I find stuff like this really interesting, a large (double digit) percentage of the population has the condition, and may or may not assume it is normal. I don't have Exploding Head Syndrome, but I do have the Photic sneeze reflex [1], which affects ~20-30% of people. People with the reflex tend to sneeze when they see bright things such as the sun. My father and I both have it, and it felt great when I told him about it…

Now imagine not having the internet, and getting a few times a year. Everyone I spoke to thought I was insane (including doctors!), and I was beginning to think so myself. It tapered off and I hadn't had it for years when I accidentally read about it somewhere. Until then it was on my ever growing list of "shit that only happens to me, apparently". Makes me wonder how many people got misdiagnosed with mental disorders, because the world was…

Thank you for posting this. I "suffer" from EHS but never knew there was a name for it. Just as the WP entry says, I experience it just after lying down to sleep. Probably happens 10 or 20 times a year. A loud banging, crashing, or tearing sound occurs in my head. My heart rate goes through the roof immediately, but it's not scary at all. It's very odd. :D

`Exploding head` reminds me immediately of the late 90's game "Theme Hospital", where you had to cure patients coming to your hospital with Bloaty Head Syndrome by having a surgeon pop their inflated head and replacing it... Good times! https://blog.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/the-health-bene...