realitista@lemm.ee to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agoTIL about exploding head syndrome, which causes patients to hear a loud, frightening noise when falling asleep or waking up. Up to 10% of people may have it, but cases often go undiagnoseden.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1382arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1375arrow-down1external-linkTIL about exploding head syndrome, which causes patients to hear a loud, frightening noise when falling asleep or waking up. Up to 10% of people may have it, but cases often go undiagnoseden.wikipedia.orgrealitista@lemm.ee to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agomessage-square77fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareelooto@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 months agoFor me, it sounds exactly like a wooden screen door slamming shot.
minus-squarelesbian_seagull@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoThe spring-loaded kind or someone/thing forcibly closing it?
minus-squareelooto@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoInteresting Q lesbian_seagull. I never got the sense that anyone else was involved, but the sound is definitely slamming shut with a loud thwack. And I suppose the first couple times I thought it was real, but I don’t have screen doors.
minus-squarespiderwort@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-29 months agoYes. Me too. I would describe it as the sound of a big quick blast of compressed air. Like when you disconnect a compressor fitting. Which is pretty similar. Short loud white noise. A flash of white light in sound form?
For me, it sounds exactly like a wooden screen door slamming shot.
The spring-loaded kind or someone/thing forcibly closing it?
Interesting Q lesbian_seagull. I never got the sense that anyone else was involved, but the sound is definitely slamming shut with a loud thwack. And I suppose the first couple times I thought it was real, but I don’t have screen doors.
Yes. Me too.
I would describe it as the sound of a big quick blast of compressed air. Like when you disconnect a compressor fitting.
Which is pretty similar.
Short loud white noise.
A flash of white light in sound form?