If you've heard a gun shot while you fall asleep that didn't actually happen, you may be experiencing exploding head syndrome. The most disturbing thing about exploding head syndrome is when it hits ...

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 reached out to ...

Ever hear an “explosion” in the night that didn’t seem to exist? One that you never told anyone about, for fear they’d think you were going insane? According to Washington State University researchers ...

A disorder known as 'exploding head syndrome' has been found to be far more common among young people than previously believed, affecting nearly 1 in 5 of those studied. The condition causes ...

Referred to as EHS, the syndrome belongs to a family of sleep disorders known as parasomnias, which involve unusual and unpleasant events that disrupt our snooze. They include sleep paralysis - the ...

Bang! The sound, like a gun firing or a metal case crashing to the floor, wakes me up. My heart is pounding. I frantically look around my room, my head spinning. Am I being robbed? Is my cat trying to ...

Exploding head syndrome may sound like something out of a science fiction movie—but in fact it’s a very real sleep disorder. People with this sleep phenomenon are prone to experiencing loud and sudden ...

Experts on sleep psychology at a Lewisham university are researching the mysteries behind “Exploding Head Syndrome”. Researchers from Goldsmiths, University of London are also researching sleep ...

Strange things can happen to our bodies while we're asleep. You might have thought our weirdest sleeping encounters stop at vivid dreams and frightfully realistic nightmares. But from rapid eye ...

Apichatpong Weerasethakul, director of ‘Memoria’ and ‘Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives’ (Getty/Doha Film Institute) This disorientating psychological issue has found its way into his ...

Some people experience the phenomenon of hearing an explosion in their head when they fall asleep. Dan Dennis, a lecturer in psychology at the University of York, explains what this condition, called ...