cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2659121
Wowfuck! I’ve been thinking about an approaching stroke for almost 40 years and it’s time to say goodbye. Thank you, that’s good news.
I had no idea this was a known phenomenon. I had experienced this for a while some years ago. I tried to tell my doctor about explosions in my head while falling asleep, but she had no idea what it could be after ruling out seizures. Mine were like a really loud explosion with a bright flash of light. It was obvious it all took place in my head, but it always came with this sense that I had been hurt even though there was no physical pain after.
Interesting to know there’s a name for this. Thanks for sharing!
I get it too but only if I’m trying to fall asleep on my back. 3 weeks ago I got a really strong one, I could still feel the shock in my brain for a minute after.
Me.
It’s an explosion in my head.
Like this : imagine a sound. For example, a cat meow. Meow meow. You doing that? Are you “hearing” that meow in your “mental sound space”?
Now imagine the sound is 500x louder. And it isn’t a meow, its an explosion.
It sounds like the blast of compressed air when you disconnect a compressor fitting.
That’s what it’s like.
It happens in half-sleep.
I’ve had big blasts that make me go “woah” a couple times a month since forever. I had a really big blast that made me go “holy shit!” just a couple days ago.
I heard something a few days ago that sounded 100% like someone crashing a car through my apartment. I jumped up and looked around, and nothing was happening. Sometimes it just sounds like a gunshot next to my ear, but usually it sounds like an industrial crash. Screeching metal exploding.
