'Exploding Head Syndrome' Might Sound Fake, But It’s Totally a Real Thing

'Exploding Head Syndrome' Might Sound Fake, But It’s Totally a Real Thing

You’re half-asleep, sliding toward that blissful blackout, and then it happens. A bang. A crash. A gunshot-level noise that feels like it came from inside your skull. You sit straight up, fully awake and already bracing for an explanation. Then you realize something even creepier. No one else heard it. The experience has a name that feels wildly disproportionate to what’s actually happening. Exploding head syndrome. Doctors classify it as a para…