You’re familiar with the exploding head emoji, and last night you tried a new brownie recipe that totally “blew your mind.” But have you ever heard of exploding head syndrome (EHS)? We ...

When you imagine loud noises as you're waking up or falling asleep, that's exploding head syndrome. It's a real disorder, but it's not as painful as it sounds.

Both sleep paralysis and exploding head syndrome appear to share an underlying problem in the transition between wakefulness and sleep. In sleep paralysis, parts of your brain are in REM sleep ...

The most disturbing thing about exploding head syndrome is when it hits you. Just in the process of drifting off to sleep, people suddenly think they hear a piercing, crashing noise. “It’s usually ...

You may have even experienced exploding head syndrome without quite knowing the exact phrase for it. The sleep disorder occurs when you’re either just drifting off to sleep, or you’re in a ...

As sleep disorders go, exploding head syndrome seems like a slightly disturbing one, but fortunately, it’s not as painful as it sounds – just a little more frightening, especially if it’s ...