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.

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 individuals in the process of falling asleep to be jarred by loud, yet nonexistent, exploding sounds.

Though the actual effect is far less extreme than the bursting open of one’s cranium implied by the name, it does come with a number of potentially serious consequences. 

In addition to the general loss of sleep that results, some believe that they’re