realitistatoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·6 months agoedit-26 months agoTIL about exploding head syndrome, which causes patients to hear a loud, frightening noise when falling asleep or waking up. Up to 10% of people may have it, but cases often go undiagnosed(en.wikipedia.org)external-linkarrow-up1382arrow-down17message-square78file-textfedilink
arrow-up1375arrow-down1external-linkTIL about exploding head syndrome, which causes patients to hear a loud, frightening noise when falling asleep or waking up. Up to 10% of people may have it, but cases often go undiagnosed(en.wikipedia.org)realitistatoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·6 months agoedit-26 months agomessage-square78file-textfedilink
minus-squarecarbonpropEnglisharrow-up50arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkSometimes sound, sometimes an impact. Either way it’s pretty disruptive. I thought this was very common.
minus-squarejanNatanEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkYes, I get the sound version but it’s more likely for me to just be walking in a dream, fall flat on my face, and wake up. But it’s more jarring than it should be. Apparently it’s more common in people with sleep paralysis, which I have.
minus-squarenillocEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkThe falling thing is a hypnic jerk. I get both too though the nose one tends to be rare and more often when I’m sick.
minus-squareumbrellaEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinki just realized i have this. not sounds but “impacts”.
Sometimes sound, sometimes an impact. Either way it’s pretty disruptive. I thought this was very common.
Yes, I get the sound version but it’s more likely for me to just be walking in a dream, fall flat on my face, and wake up. But it’s more jarring than it should be.
Apparently it’s more common in people with sleep paralysis, which I have.
The falling thing is a hypnic jerk. I get both too though the nose one tends to be rare and more often when I’m sick.
i just realized i have this. not sounds but “impacts”.
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