But despite its provocative and intriguing name, there has been relatively little research into the disorder. The physician Silas Weir Mitchell first described the disorder in 1876, when he described two men who suffered from what he called “sensory discharges” – the men themselves described it as hearing “loud bells” or a “gunshot” that would wake them from sleep. Sometimes it occurs just once in a lifetime, for others it happens multiple times a night. Others describe it as like a bomb going off next to their head as they fall asleep. ![]() That’s how Niels Nielsen describes what it’s like to live with “exploding head syndrome” – an unpleasant and sometimes terrifying sensation. ![]() “There’s this sudden crescendo of noise, then a profound and jarring explosion of sound, electrical fizzing and a bright flash in my vision, like someone has lit a spotlight in front of my face.”
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |